Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kisia (infinitive kukisia)
- Applicative form of -kisi: to estimate, guess, speculate, infer
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kisia
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| Positive present
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-nakisia
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| Subjunctive
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-kisie
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| Negative
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-kisii
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| Imperative singular
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kisia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kukisia
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| Negative
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kutokisia
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kisia
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| Plural
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kisieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukisia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likisia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukisia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakisia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakisia/nakisia
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tunakisia
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| 2nd person
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unakisia
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mnakisia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakisia
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wanakisia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakisia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kisii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikisii
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hatukisii
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| 2nd person
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hukisii
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hamkisii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakisii
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hawakisii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kisii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takisia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takisia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kisie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikisie
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tukisie
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| 2nd person
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ukisie
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mkisie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akisie
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wakisie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kisie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikisie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekisia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekisia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikisia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikisia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akisia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakisia
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twakisia
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| 2nd person
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wakisia
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mwakisia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akisia
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wakisia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakisia
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yakisia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakisia
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yakisia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakisia
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vyakisia
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| n(IX/X)
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yakisia
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zakisia
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| u(XI)
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wakisia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakisia
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| pa(XVI)
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pakisia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakisia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekisia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakisia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakisia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikisia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokisia
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| Consecutive
|
kakisia / positive subject concord + -kakisia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakisie
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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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-nikisia
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-tukisia
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| 2nd person
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-kukisia
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-wakisia/-kukisieni/-wakisieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkisia
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-wakisia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukisia
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-ikisia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likisia
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-yakisia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikisia
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-vikisia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikisia
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-zikisia
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| u(XI)
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-ukisia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukisia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakisia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukisia
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| Reflexive
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-jikisia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kisia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kisiaye
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-kisiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kisiao
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-kisiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kisialo
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-kisiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisiacho
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-kisiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kisiayo
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-kisiazo
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| u(XI)
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-kisiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kisiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kisiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kisiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kisia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekisia
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-okisia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okisia
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-yokisia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokisia
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-yokisia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokisia
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-vyokisia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokisia
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-zokisia
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| u(XI)
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-okisia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokisia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokisia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokisia
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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