Swahili
Verb
-tumisha (infinitive kutumisha)
- Causative form of -tumia
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tumisha
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| Positive present
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-natumisha
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| Subjunctive
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-tumishe
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| Negative
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-tumishi
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| Imperative singular
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tumisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tumisha
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| Plural
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tumisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutumisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litumisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutumisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatumisha/natumisha
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tunatumisha
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| 2nd person
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unatumisha
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mnatumisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatumisha
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wanatumisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natumisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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situmishi
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hatutumishi
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| 2nd person
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hutumishi
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hamtumishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatumishi
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hawatumishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tumishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatumisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatumisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitumishe
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tutumishe
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| 2nd person
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utumishe
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mtumishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atumishe
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watumishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tumishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -situmishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetumisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetumisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitumisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitumisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natumisha
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twatumisha
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| 2nd person
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watumisha
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mwatumisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atumisha
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watumisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watumisha
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yatumisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latumisha
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yatumisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatumisha
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vyatumisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yatumisha
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zatumisha
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| u(XI)
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watumisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatumisha
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| pa(XVI)
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patumisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatumisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metumisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatumisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatumisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitumisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotumisha
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| Consecutive
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katumisha / positive subject concord + -katumisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katumishe
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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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-nitumisha
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-tutumisha
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| 2nd person
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-kutumisha
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-watumisha/-kutumisheni/-watumisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtumisha
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-watumisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utumisha
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-itumisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litumisha
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-yatumisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitumisha
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-vitumisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-itumisha
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-zitumisha
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| u(XI)
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-utumisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutumisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-patumisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutumisha
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| Reflexive
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-jitumisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tumishaye
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-tumishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tumishao
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-tumishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tumishalo
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-tumishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tumishacho
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-tumishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tumishayo
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-tumishazo
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| u(XI)
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-tumishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tumishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tumishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tumishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetumisha
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-otumisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otumisha
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-yotumisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotumisha
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-yotumisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotumisha
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-vyotumisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotumisha
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-zotumisha
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| u(XI)
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-otumisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotumisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-potumisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motumisha
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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