Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-zimisha (infinitive kuzimisha)
- Causative form of -zima
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zimisha
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| Positive present
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-nazimisha
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| Subjunctive
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-zimishe
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| Negative
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-zimishi
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| Imperative singular
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zimisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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zimisha
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| Plural
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zimisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzimisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizimisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzimisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazimisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazimisha/nazimisha
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tunazimisha
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| 2nd person
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unazimisha
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mnazimisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazimisha
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wanazimisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazimisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zimishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizimishi
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hatuzimishi
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| 2nd person
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huzimishi
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hamzimishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazimishi
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hawazimishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zimishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazimisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazimisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zimishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizimishe
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tuzimishe
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| 2nd person
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uzimishe
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mzimishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azimishe
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wazimishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zimishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizimishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezimisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezimisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizimisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizimisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azimisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazimisha
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twazimisha
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| 2nd person
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wazimisha
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mwazimisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azimisha
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wazimisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazimisha
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yazimisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazimisha
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yazimisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazimisha
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vyazimisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yazimisha
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zazimisha
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| u(XI)
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wazimisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazimisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pazimisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazimisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezimisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazimisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazimisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizimisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozimisha
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| Consecutive
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kazimisha / positive subject concord + -kazimisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazimishe
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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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-nizimisha
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-tuzimisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuzimisha
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-wazimisha/-kuzimisheni/-wazimisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mzimisha
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-wazimisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzimisha
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-izimisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizimisha
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-yazimisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizimisha
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-vizimisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-izimisha
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-zizimisha
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| u(XI)
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-uzimisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzimisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazimisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzimisha
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| Reflexive
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-jizimisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zimisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zimishaye
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-zimishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zimishao
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-zimishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zimishalo
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-zimishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zimishacho
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-zimishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zimishayo
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-zimishazo
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| u(XI)
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-zimishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zimishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zimishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zimishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zimisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezimisha
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-ozimisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozimisha
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-yozimisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozimisha
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-yozimisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozimisha
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-vyozimisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozimisha
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-zozimisha
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| u(XI)
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-ozimisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozimisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozimisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozimisha
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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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