Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-tikisa (infinitive kutikisa)
- to shake
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tikisa
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| Positive present
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-natikisa
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| Subjunctive
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-tikise
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| Negative
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-tikisi
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| Imperative singular
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tikisa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tikisa
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| Plural
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tikiseni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutikisa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litikisa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutikisa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natikisa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatikisa/natikisa
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tunatikisa
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| 2nd person
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unatikisa
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mnatikisa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatikisa
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wanatikisa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natikisa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tikisi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitikisi
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hatutikisi
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| 2nd person
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hutikisi
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hamtikisi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatikisi
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hawatikisi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tikisi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatikisa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatikisa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tikise)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitikise
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tutikise
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| 2nd person
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utikise
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mtikise
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atikise
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watikise
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tikise
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitikise
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetikisa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetikisa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitikisa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitikisa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atikisa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natikisa
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twatikisa
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| 2nd person
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watikisa
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mwatikisa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atikisa
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watikisa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watikisa
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yatikisa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latikisa
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yatikisa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatikisa
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vyatikisa
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| n(IX/X)
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yatikisa
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zatikisa
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| u(XI)
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watikisa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatikisa
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| pa(XVI)
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patikisa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatikisa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metikisa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatikisa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatikisa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitikisa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotikisa
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| Consecutive
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katikisa / positive subject concord + -katikisa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katikise
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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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-nitikisa
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-tutikisa
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| 2nd person
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-kutikisa
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-watikisa/-kutikiseni/-watikiseni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtikisa
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-watikisa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utikisa
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-itikisa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litikisa
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-yatikisa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitikisa
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-vitikisa
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| n(IX/X)
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-itikisa
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-zitikisa
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| u(XI)
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-utikisa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutikisa
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| pa(XVI)
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-patikisa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutikisa
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| Reflexive
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-jitikisa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tikisa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tikisaye
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-tikisao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tikisao
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-tikisayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tikisalo
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-tikisayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tikisacho
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-tikisavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tikisayo
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-tikisazo
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| u(XI)
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-tikisao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tikisako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tikisapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tikisamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tikisa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetikisa
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-otikisa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otikisa
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-yotikisa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotikisa
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-yotikisa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotikisa
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-vyotikisa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotikisa
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-zotikisa
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| u(XI)
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-otikisa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotikisa
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| pa(XVI)
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-potikisa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motikisa
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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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