Swahili
Verb
-zindisha (infinitive kuzindisha)
- Causative form of -zinda
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zindisha
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| Positive present
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-nazindisha
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| Subjunctive
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-zindishe
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| Negative
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-zindishi
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| Imperative singular
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zindisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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zindisha
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| Plural
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zindisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzindisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizindisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzindisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazindisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazindisha/nazindisha
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tunazindisha
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| 2nd person
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unazindisha
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mnazindisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazindisha
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wanazindisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazindisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zindishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizindishi
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hatuzindishi
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| 2nd person
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huzindishi
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hamzindishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazindishi
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hawazindishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zindishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazindisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazindisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zindishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizindishe
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tuzindishe
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| 2nd person
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uzindishe
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mzindishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azindishe
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wazindishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zindishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizindishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezindisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezindisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizindisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizindisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azindisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazindisha
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twazindisha
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| 2nd person
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wazindisha
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mwazindisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azindisha
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wazindisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazindisha
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yazindisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazindisha
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yazindisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazindisha
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vyazindisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yazindisha
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zazindisha
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| u(XI)
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wazindisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazindisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pazindisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazindisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezindisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazindisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazindisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizindisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozindisha
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| Consecutive
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kazindisha / positive subject concord + -kazindisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazindishe
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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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-nizindisha
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-tuzindisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuzindisha
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-wazindisha/-kuzindisheni/-wazindisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mzindisha
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-wazindisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzindisha
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-izindisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizindisha
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-yazindisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizindisha
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-vizindisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-izindisha
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-zizindisha
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| u(XI)
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-uzindisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzindisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazindisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzindisha
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| Reflexive
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-jizindisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zindisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zindishaye
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-zindishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zindishao
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-zindishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zindishalo
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-zindishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zindishacho
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-zindishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zindishayo
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-zindishazo
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| u(XI)
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-zindishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zindishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zindishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zindishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zindisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezindisha
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-ozindisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozindisha
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-yozindisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozindisha
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-yozindisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozindisha
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-vyozindisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozindisha
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-zozindisha
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| u(XI)
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-ozindisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozindisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozindisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozindisha
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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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