Swahili
Verb
-tiisha (infinitive kutiisha)
- Causative form of -tii: to make someone obey, to subjugate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tiisha
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| Positive present
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-natiisha
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| Subjunctive
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-tiishe
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| Negative
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-tiishi
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| Imperative singular
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tiisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tiisha
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| Plural
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tiisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutiisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litiisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutiisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natiisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatiisha/natiisha
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tunatiisha
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| 2nd person
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unatiisha
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mnatiisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatiisha
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wanatiisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natiisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tiishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitiishi
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hatutiishi
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| 2nd person
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hutiishi
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hamtiishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatiishi
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hawatiishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tiishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatiisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatiisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tiishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitiishe
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tutiishe
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| 2nd person
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utiishe
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mtiishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atiishe
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watiishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tiishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitiishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetiisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetiisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitiisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitiisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atiisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natiisha
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twatiisha
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| 2nd person
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watiisha
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mwatiisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atiisha
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watiisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watiisha
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yatiisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latiisha
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yatiisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatiisha
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vyatiisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yatiisha
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zatiisha
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| u(XI)
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watiisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatiisha
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| pa(XVI)
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patiisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatiisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metiisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatiisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatiisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitiisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotiisha
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| Consecutive
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katiisha / positive subject concord + -katiisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katiishe
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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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-nitiisha
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-tutiisha
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| 2nd person
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-kutiisha
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-watiisha/-kutiisheni/-watiisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtiisha
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-watiisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utiisha
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-itiisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litiisha
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-yatiisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitiisha
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-vitiisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-itiisha
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-zitiisha
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| u(XI)
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-utiisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutiisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-patiisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutiisha
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| Reflexive
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-jitiisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tiisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tiishaye
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-tiishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tiishao
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-tiishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tiishalo
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-tiishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tiishacho
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-tiishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tiishayo
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-tiishazo
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| u(XI)
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-tiishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tiishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tiishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tiishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tiisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetiisha
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-otiisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otiisha
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-yotiisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotiisha
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-yotiisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotiisha
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-vyotiisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotiisha
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-zotiisha
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| u(XI)
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-otiisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotiisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-potiisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motiisha
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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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