Swahili
Verb
-yakinisha (infinitive kuyakinisha)
- Causative form of -yakini
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -yakinisha
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| Positive present
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-nayakinisha
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| Subjunctive
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-yakinishe
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| Negative
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-yakinishi
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| Imperative singular
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yakinisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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yakinisha
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| Plural
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yakinisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huyakinisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liyakinisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuyakinisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nayakinisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninayakinisha/nayakinisha
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tunayakinisha
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| 2nd person
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unayakinisha
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mnayakinisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anayakinisha
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wanayakinisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nayakinisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -yakinishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siyakinishi
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hatuyakinishi
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| 2nd person
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huyakinishi
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hamyakinishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hayakinishi
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hawayakinishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -yakinishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tayakinisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tayakinisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -yakinishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niyakinishe
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tuyakinishe
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| 2nd person
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uyakinishe
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myakinishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ayakinishe
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wayakinishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -yakinishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siyakinishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeyakinisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeyakinisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliyakinisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliyakinisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ayakinisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nayakinisha
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twayakinisha
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| 2nd person
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wayakinisha
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mwayakinisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ayakinisha
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wayakinisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wayakinisha
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yayakinisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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layakinisha
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yayakinisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chayakinisha
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vyayakinisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yayakinisha
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zayakinisha
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| u(XI)
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wayakinisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwayakinisha
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| pa(XVI)
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payakinisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwayakinisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meyakinisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshayakinisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jayakinisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiyakinisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoyakinisha
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| Consecutive
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kayakinisha / positive subject concord + -kayakinisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kayakinishe
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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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-niyakinisha
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-tuyakinisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuyakinisha
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-wayakinisha/-kuyakinisheni/-wayakinisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-myakinisha
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-wayakinisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uyakinisha
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-iyakinisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liyakinisha
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-yayakinisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiyakinisha
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-viyakinisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iyakinisha
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-ziyakinisha
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| u(XI)
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-uyakinisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuyakinisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-payakinisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muyakinisha
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| Reflexive
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-jiyakinisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -yakinisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yakinishaye
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-yakinishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-yakinishao
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-yakinishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-yakinishalo
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-yakinishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-yakinishacho
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-yakinishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-yakinishayo
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-yakinishazo
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| u(XI)
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-yakinishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-yakinishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-yakinishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-yakinishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -yakinisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeyakinisha
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-oyakinisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oyakinisha
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-yoyakinisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loyakinisha
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-yoyakinisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choyakinisha
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-vyoyakinisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoyakinisha
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-zoyakinisha
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| u(XI)
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-oyakinisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koyakinisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poyakinisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moyakinisha
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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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