Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tilisha (infinitive kutilisha)
- Causative form of -tia
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tilisha
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| Positive present
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-natilisha
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| Subjunctive
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-tilishe
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| Negative
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-tilishi
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| Imperative singular
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tilisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tilisha
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| Plural
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tilisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutilisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litilisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutilisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natilisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatilisha/natilisha
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tunatilisha
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| 2nd person
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unatilisha
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mnatilisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatilisha
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wanatilisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natilisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tilishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitilishi
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hatutilishi
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| 2nd person
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hutilishi
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hamtilishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatilishi
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hawatilishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tilishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatilisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatilisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tilishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitilishe
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tutilishe
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| 2nd person
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utilishe
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mtilishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atilishe
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watilishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tilishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitilishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetilisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetilisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitilisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitilisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atilisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natilisha
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twatilisha
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| 2nd person
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watilisha
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mwatilisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atilisha
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watilisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watilisha
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yatilisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latilisha
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yatilisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatilisha
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vyatilisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yatilisha
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zatilisha
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| u(XI)
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watilisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatilisha
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| pa(XVI)
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patilisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatilisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metilisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatilisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatilisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitilisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotilisha
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| Consecutive
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katilisha / positive subject concord + -katilisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katilishe
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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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-nitilisha
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-tutilisha
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| 2nd person
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-kutilisha
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-watilisha/-kutilisheni/-watilisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtilisha
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-watilisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utilisha
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-itilisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litilisha
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-yatilisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitilisha
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-vitilisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-itilisha
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-zitilisha
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| u(XI)
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-utilisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutilisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-patilisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutilisha
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| Reflexive
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-jitilisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tilisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tilishaye
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-tilishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tilishao
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-tilishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tilishalo
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-tilishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tilishacho
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-tilishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tilishayo
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-tilishazo
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| u(XI)
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-tilishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tilishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tilishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tilishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tilisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetilisha
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-otilisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otilisha
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-yotilisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotilisha
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-yotilisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotilisha
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-vyotilisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotilisha
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-zotilisha
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| u(XI)
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-otilisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotilisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-potilisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motilisha
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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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