Swahili
Verb
-sainisha (infinitive kusainisha)
- Causative form of -saini
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sainisha
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| Positive present
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-nasainisha
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| Subjunctive
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-sainishe
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| Negative
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-sainishi
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| Imperative singular
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sainisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sainisha
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| Plural
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sainisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husainisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisainisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusainisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasainisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasainisha/nasainisha
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tunasainisha
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| 2nd person
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unasainisha
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mnasainisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasainisha
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wanasainisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasainisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sainishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisainishi
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hatusainishi
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| 2nd person
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husainishi
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hamsainishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasainishi
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hawasainishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sainishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasainisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasainisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sainishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisainishe
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tusainishe
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| 2nd person
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usainishe
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msainishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asainishe
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wasainishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sainishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisainishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesainisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesainisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisainisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisainisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asainisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasainisha
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twasainisha
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| 2nd person
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wasainisha
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mwasainisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asainisha
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wasainisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasainisha
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yasainisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasainisha
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yasainisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasainisha
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vyasainisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yasainisha
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zasainisha
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| u(XI)
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wasainisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasainisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pasainisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasainisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesainisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasainisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasainisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisainisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposainisha
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| Consecutive
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kasainisha / positive subject concord + -kasainisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasainishe
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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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-nisainisha
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-tusainisha
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| 2nd person
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-kusainisha
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-wasainisha/-kusainisheni/-wasainisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msainisha
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-wasainisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usainisha
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-isainisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisainisha
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-yasainisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisainisha
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-visainisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-isainisha
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-zisainisha
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| u(XI)
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-usainisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusainisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasainisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musainisha
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| Reflexive
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-jisainisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sainisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sainishaye
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-sainishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sainishao
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-sainishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sainishalo
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-sainishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sainishacho
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-sainishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sainishayo
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-sainishazo
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| u(XI)
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-sainishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sainishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sainishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sainishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sainisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesainisha
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-osainisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osainisha
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-yosainisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losainisha
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-yosainisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosainisha
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-vyosainisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosainisha
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-zosainisha
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| u(XI)
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-osainisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosainisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-posainisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosainisha
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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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