Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-endeshwa (infinitive kuendeshwa)
- Passive form of -endesha: to be driven, to be conducted, to be managed
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -endeshwa
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| Positive present
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-naendeshwa
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| Subjunctive
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-endeshwe
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| Negative
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-endeshwi
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| Imperative singular
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endeshwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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endeshwa
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| Plural
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endeshweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huendeshwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liendeshwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuendeshwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naendeshwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaendeshwa/naendeshwa
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tunaendeshwa
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| 2nd person
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unaendeshwa
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mnaendeshwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaendeshwa
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wanaendeshwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naendeshwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -endeshwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siendeshwi
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hatuendeshwi
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| 2nd person
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huendeshwi
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hamwendeshwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haendeshwi
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hawaendeshwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -endeshwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taendeshwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taendeshwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -endeshwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niendeshwe
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tuendeshwe
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| 2nd person
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uendeshwe
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mwendeshwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aendeshwe
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waendeshwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -endeshwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siendeshwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeendeshwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeendeshwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliendeshwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliendeshwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aendeshwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naendeshwa
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twaendeshwa
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| 2nd person
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waendeshwa
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mwaendeshwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aendeshwa
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waendeshwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waendeshwa
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yaendeshwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laendeshwa
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yaendeshwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaendeshwa
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vyaendeshwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaendeshwa
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zaendeshwa
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| u(XI)
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waendeshwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaendeshwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paendeshwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaendeshwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meendeshwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaendeshwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaendeshwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiendeshwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoendeshwa
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| Consecutive
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kaendeshwa / positive subject concord + -kaendeshwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaendeshwe
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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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-niendeshwa
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-tuendeshwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuendeshwa
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-waendeshwa/-kuendeshweni/-waendeshweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwendeshwa
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-waendeshwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uendeshwa
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-iendeshwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liendeshwa
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-yaendeshwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiendeshwa
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-viendeshwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iendeshwa
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-ziendeshwa
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| u(XI)
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-uendeshwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuendeshwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paendeshwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muendeshwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiendeshwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -endeshwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-endeshwaye
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-endeshwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-endeshwao
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-endeshwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-endeshwalo
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-endeshwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-endeshwacho
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-endeshwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-endeshwayo
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-endeshwazo
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| u(XI)
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-endeshwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-endeshwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-endeshwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-endeshwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -endeshwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeendeshwa
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-oendeshwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oendeshwa
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-yoendeshwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loendeshwa
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-yoendeshwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choendeshwa
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-vyoendeshwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoendeshwa
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-zoendeshwa
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| u(XI)
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-oendeshwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koendeshwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poendeshwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moendeshwa
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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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