Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-valisha (infinitive kuvalisha)
- Causative form of -vaa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -valisha
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| Positive present
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-navalisha
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| Subjunctive
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-valishe
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| Negative
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-valishi
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| Imperative singular
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valisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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valisha
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| Plural
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valisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huvalisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -livalisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuvalisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navalisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninavalisha/navalisha
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tunavalisha
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| 2nd person
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unavalisha
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mnavalisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anavalisha
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wanavalisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -navalisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -valishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sivalishi
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hatuvalishi
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| 2nd person
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huvalishi
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hamvalishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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havalishi
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hawavalishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -valishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tavalisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tavalisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -valishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nivalishe
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tuvalishe
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| 2nd person
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uvalishe
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mvalishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avalishe
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wavalishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -valishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sivalishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngevalisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singevalisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalivalisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalivalisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avalisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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navalisha
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twavalisha
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| 2nd person
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wavalisha
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mwavalisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avalisha
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wavalisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wavalisha
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yavalisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lavalisha
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yavalisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chavalisha
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vyavalisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yavalisha
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zavalisha
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| u(XI)
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wavalisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwavalisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pavalisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwavalisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mevalisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshavalisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -javalisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kivalisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipovalisha
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| Consecutive
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kavalisha / positive subject concord + -kavalisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kavalishe
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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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-nivalisha
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-tuvalisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuvalisha
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-wavalisha/-kuvalisheni/-wavalisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mvalisha
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-wavalisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uvalisha
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-ivalisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-livalisha
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-yavalisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kivalisha
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-vivalisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ivalisha
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-zivalisha
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| u(XI)
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-uvalisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuvalisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pavalisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muvalisha
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| Reflexive
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-jivalisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -valisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-valishaye
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-valishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-valishao
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-valishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-valishalo
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-valishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-valishacho
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-valishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-valishayo
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-valishazo
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| u(XI)
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-valishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-valishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-valishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-valishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -valisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yevalisha
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-ovalisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ovalisha
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-yovalisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lovalisha
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-yovalisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chovalisha
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-vyovalisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yovalisha
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-zovalisha
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| u(XI)
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-ovalisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kovalisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-povalisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-movalisha
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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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