Swahili
Etymology
From -korofi + -isha (causative affix).
Verb
-korofisha (infinitive kukorofisha)
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Causative form of -korofi: to cause trouble, to mess up, to ruin, to provoke, to hassle, to treat someone roughly
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -korofisha
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| Positive present
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-nakorofisha
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| Subjunctive
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-korofishe
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| Negative
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-korofishi
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| Imperative singular
|
korofisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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korofisha
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| Plural
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korofisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukorofisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likorofisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukorofisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakorofisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakorofisha/nakorofisha
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tunakorofisha
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| 2nd person
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unakorofisha
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mnakorofisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakorofisha
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wanakorofisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakorofisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -korofishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikorofishi
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hatukorofishi
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| 2nd person
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hukorofishi
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hamkorofishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakorofishi
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hawakorofishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -korofishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takorofisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takorofisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -korofishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikorofishe
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tukorofishe
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| 2nd person
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ukorofishe
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mkorofishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akorofishe
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wakorofishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -korofishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikorofishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekorofisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekorofisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikorofisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikorofisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akorofisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakorofisha
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twakorofisha
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| 2nd person
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wakorofisha
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mwakorofisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akorofisha
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wakorofisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakorofisha
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yakorofisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakorofisha
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yakorofisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakorofisha
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vyakorofisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yakorofisha
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zakorofisha
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| u(XI)
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wakorofisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakorofisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pakorofisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakorofisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekorofisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakorofisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakorofisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikorofisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokorofisha
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| Consecutive
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kakorofisha / positive subject concord + -kakorofisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakorofishe
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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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-nikorofisha
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-tukorofisha
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| 2nd person
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-kukorofisha
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-wakorofisha/-kukorofisheni/-wakorofisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkorofisha
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-wakorofisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukorofisha
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-ikorofisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likorofisha
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-yakorofisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikorofisha
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-vikorofisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikorofisha
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-zikorofisha
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| u(XI)
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-ukorofisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukorofisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakorofisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukorofisha
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| Reflexive
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-jikorofisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -korofisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-korofishaye
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-korofishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-korofishao
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-korofishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-korofishalo
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-korofishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-korofishacho
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-korofishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-korofishayo
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-korofishazo
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| u(XI)
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-korofishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-korofishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-korofishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-korofishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -korofisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekorofisha
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-okorofisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okorofisha
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-yokorofisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokorofisha
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-yokorofisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokorofisha
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-vyokorofisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokorofisha
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-zokorofisha
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| u(XI)
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-okorofisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokorofisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokorofisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokorofisha
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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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