Swahili
Verb
-tishwa (infinitive kutishwa)
- Passive form of -tisha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tishwa
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| Positive present
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-natishwa
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| Subjunctive
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-tishwe
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| Negative
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-tishwi
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| Imperative singular
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tishwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tishwa
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| Plural
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tishweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutishwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litishwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutishwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatishwa/natishwa
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tunatishwa
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| 2nd person
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unatishwa
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mnatishwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatishwa
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wanatishwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natishwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tishwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitishwi
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hatutishwi
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| 2nd person
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hutishwi
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hamtishwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatishwi
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hawatishwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tishwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatishwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatishwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tishwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitishwe
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tutishwe
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| 2nd person
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utishwe
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mtishwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atishwe
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watishwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tishwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitishwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetishwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetishwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitishwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitishwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natishwa
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twatishwa
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| 2nd person
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watishwa
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mwatishwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atishwa
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watishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watishwa
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yatishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latishwa
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yatishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatishwa
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vyatishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yatishwa
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zatishwa
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| u(XI)
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watishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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patishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatishwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metishwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatishwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatishwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitishwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotishwa
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| Consecutive
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katishwa / positive subject concord + -katishwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katishwe
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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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-nitishwa
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-tutishwa
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| 2nd person
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-kutishwa
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-watishwa/-kutishweni/-watishweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtishwa
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-watishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utishwa
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-itishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litishwa
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-yatishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitishwa
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-vitishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-itishwa
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-zitishwa
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| u(XI)
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-utishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-patishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutishwa
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| Reflexive
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-jitishwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tishwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tishwaye
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-tishwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tishwao
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-tishwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tishwalo
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-tishwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tishwacho
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-tishwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tishwayo
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-tishwazo
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| u(XI)
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-tishwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tishwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tishwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tishwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetishwa
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-otishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otishwa
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-yotishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotishwa
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-yotishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotishwa
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-vyotishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotishwa
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-zotishwa
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| u(XI)
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-otishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-potishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motishwa
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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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