Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tunzisha (infinitive kutunzisha)
- Causative form of -tunza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tunzisha
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| Positive present
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-natunzisha
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| Subjunctive
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-tunzishe
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| Negative
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-tunzishi
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| Imperative singular
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tunzisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tunzisha
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| Plural
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tunzisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutunzisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litunzisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutunzisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natunzisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatunzisha/natunzisha
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tunatunzisha
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| 2nd person
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unatunzisha
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mnatunzisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatunzisha
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wanatunzisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natunzisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tunzishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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situnzishi
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hatutunzishi
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| 2nd person
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hutunzishi
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hamtunzishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatunzishi
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hawatunzishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tunzishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatunzisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatunzisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tunzishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitunzishe
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tutunzishe
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| 2nd person
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utunzishe
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mtunzishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atunzishe
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watunzishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tunzishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -situnzishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetunzisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetunzisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitunzisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitunzisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atunzisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natunzisha
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twatunzisha
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| 2nd person
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watunzisha
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mwatunzisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atunzisha
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watunzisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watunzisha
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yatunzisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latunzisha
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yatunzisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatunzisha
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vyatunzisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yatunzisha
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zatunzisha
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| u(XI)
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watunzisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatunzisha
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| pa(XVI)
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patunzisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatunzisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metunzisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatunzisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatunzisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitunzisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotunzisha
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| Consecutive
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katunzisha / positive subject concord + -katunzisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katunzishe
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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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-nitunzisha
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-tutunzisha
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| 2nd person
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-kutunzisha
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-watunzisha/-kutunzisheni/-watunzisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtunzisha
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-watunzisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utunzisha
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-itunzisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litunzisha
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-yatunzisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitunzisha
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-vitunzisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-itunzisha
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-zitunzisha
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| u(XI)
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-utunzisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutunzisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-patunzisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutunzisha
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| Reflexive
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-jitunzisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tunzisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tunzishaye
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-tunzishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tunzishao
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-tunzishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tunzishalo
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-tunzishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tunzishacho
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-tunzishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tunzishayo
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-tunzishazo
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| u(XI)
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-tunzishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tunzishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tunzishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tunzishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tunzisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetunzisha
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-otunzisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otunzisha
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-yotunzisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotunzisha
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-yotunzisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotunzisha
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-vyotunzisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotunzisha
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-zotunzisha
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| u(XI)
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-otunzisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotunzisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-potunzisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motunzisha
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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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