Swahili
Verb
-wazisha (infinitive kuwazisha)
- Causative form of -waza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wazisha
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| Positive present
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-nawazisha
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| Subjunctive
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-wazishe
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| Negative
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-wazishi
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| Imperative singular
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wazisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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wazisha
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| Plural
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wazisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwazisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liwazisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwazisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawazisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawazisha/nawazisha
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tunawazisha
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| 2nd person
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unawazisha
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mnawazisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawazisha
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wanawazisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawazisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wazishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwazishi
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hatuwazishi
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| 2nd person
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huwazishi
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hamuwazishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawazishi
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hawawazishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -wazishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawazisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawazisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wazishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwazishe
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tuwazishe
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| 2nd person
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uwazishe
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muwazishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awazishe
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wawazishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wazishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwazishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewazisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewazisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwazisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwazisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awazisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawazisha
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twawazisha
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| 2nd person
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wawazisha
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mwawazisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awazisha
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wawazisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wawazisha
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yawazisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lawazisha
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yawazisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chawazisha
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vyawazisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yawazisha
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zawazisha
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| u(XI)
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wawazisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwawazisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pawazisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwawazisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewazisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawazisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawazisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwazisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowazisha
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| Consecutive
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kawazisha / positive subject concord + -kawazisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawazishe
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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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-niwazisha
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-tuwazisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuwazisha
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-wawazisha/-kuwazisheni/-wawazisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muwazisha
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-wawazisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uwazisha
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-iwazisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liwazisha
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-yawazisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiwazisha
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-viwazisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iwazisha
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-ziwazisha
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| u(XI)
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-uwazisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuwazisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pawazisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muwazisha
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| Reflexive
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-jiwazisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wazisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-wazishaye
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-wazishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-wazishao
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-wazishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-wazishalo
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-wazishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-wazishacho
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-wazishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-wazishayo
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-wazishazo
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| u(XI)
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-wazishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-wazishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-wazishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-wazishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wazisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewazisha
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-owazisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-owazisha
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-yowazisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowazisha
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-yowazisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowazisha
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-vyowazisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowazisha
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-zowazisha
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| u(XI)
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-owazisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowazisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-powazisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowazisha
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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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