Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-apishwa (infinitive kuapishwa)
- Passive form of -apisha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -apishwa
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| Positive present
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-naapishwa
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| Subjunctive
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-apishwe
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| Negative
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-apishwi
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| Imperative singular
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apishwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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apishwa
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| Plural
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apishweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huapishwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liapishwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuapishwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naapishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaapishwa/naapishwa
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tunaapishwa
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| 2nd person
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unaapishwa
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mnaapishwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaapishwa
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wanaapishwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naapishwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -apishwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siapishwi
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hatuapishwi
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| 2nd person
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huapishwi
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hamwapishwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haapishwi
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hawaapishwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -apishwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taapishwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taapishwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -apishwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niapishwe
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tuapishwe
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| 2nd person
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uapishwe
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mwapishwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aapishwe
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waapishwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -apishwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siapishwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeapishwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeapishwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliapishwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliapishwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aapishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naapishwa
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twaapishwa
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| 2nd person
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waapishwa
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mwaapishwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aapishwa
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waapishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waapishwa
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yaapishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laapishwa
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yaapishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaapishwa
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vyaapishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaapishwa
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zaapishwa
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| u(XI)
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waapishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaapishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paapishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaapishwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meapishwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaapishwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaapishwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiapishwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoapishwa
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| Consecutive
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kaapishwa / positive subject concord + -kaapishwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaapishwe
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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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-niapishwa
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-tuapishwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuapishwa
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-waapishwa/-kuapishweni/-waapishweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwapishwa
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-waapishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uapishwa
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-iapishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liapishwa
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-yaapishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiapishwa
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-viapishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iapishwa
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-ziapishwa
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| u(XI)
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-uapishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuapishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paapishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muapishwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiapishwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -apishwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-apishwaye
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-apishwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-apishwao
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-apishwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-apishwalo
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-apishwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-apishwacho
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-apishwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-apishwayo
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-apishwazo
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| u(XI)
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-apishwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-apishwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-apishwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-apishwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -apishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeapishwa
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-oapishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oapishwa
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-yoapishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loapishwa
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-yoapishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choapishwa
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-vyoapishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoapishwa
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-zoapishwa
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| u(XI)
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-oapishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koapishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poapishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moapishwa
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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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