Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-yeyusha (infinitive kuyeyusha)
- Causative form of -yeyuka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -yeyusha
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| Positive present
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-nayeyusha
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| Subjunctive
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-yeyushe
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| Negative
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-yeyushi
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| Imperative singular
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yeyusha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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yeyusha
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| Plural
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yeyusheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huyeyusha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liyeyusha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuyeyusha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nayeyusha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninayeyusha/nayeyusha
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tunayeyusha
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| 2nd person
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unayeyusha
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mnayeyusha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anayeyusha
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wanayeyusha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nayeyusha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -yeyushi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siyeyushi
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hatuyeyushi
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| 2nd person
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huyeyushi
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hamyeyushi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hayeyushi
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hawayeyushi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -yeyushi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tayeyusha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tayeyusha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -yeyushe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niyeyushe
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tuyeyushe
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| 2nd person
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uyeyushe
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myeyushe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ayeyushe
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wayeyushe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -yeyushe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siyeyushe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeyeyusha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeyeyusha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliyeyusha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliyeyusha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ayeyusha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nayeyusha
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twayeyusha
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| 2nd person
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wayeyusha
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mwayeyusha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ayeyusha
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wayeyusha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wayeyusha
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yayeyusha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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layeyusha
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yayeyusha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chayeyusha
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vyayeyusha
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| n(IX/X)
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yayeyusha
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zayeyusha
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| u(XI)
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wayeyusha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwayeyusha
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| pa(XVI)
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payeyusha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwayeyusha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meyeyusha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshayeyusha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jayeyusha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiyeyusha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoyeyusha
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| Consecutive
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kayeyusha / positive subject concord + -kayeyusha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kayeyushe
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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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-niyeyusha
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-tuyeyusha
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| 2nd person
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-kuyeyusha
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-wayeyusha/-kuyeyusheni/-wayeyusheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-myeyusha
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-wayeyusha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uyeyusha
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-iyeyusha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liyeyusha
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-yayeyusha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiyeyusha
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-viyeyusha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iyeyusha
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-ziyeyusha
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| u(XI)
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-uyeyusha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuyeyusha
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| pa(XVI)
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-payeyusha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muyeyusha
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| Reflexive
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-jiyeyusha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -yeyusha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeyushaye
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-yeyushao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-yeyushao
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-yeyushayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-yeyushalo
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-yeyushayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-yeyushacho
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-yeyushavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-yeyushayo
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-yeyushazo
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| u(XI)
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-yeyushao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-yeyushako
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| pa(XVI)
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-yeyushapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-yeyushamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -yeyusha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeyeyusha
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-oyeyusha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oyeyusha
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-yoyeyusha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loyeyusha
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-yoyeyusha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choyeyusha
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-vyoyeyusha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoyeyusha
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-zoyeyusha
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| u(XI)
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-oyeyusha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koyeyusha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poyeyusha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moyeyusha
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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