Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic فَصَّلَ (faṣṣala), or another formation from the same root.
Pronunciation
Verb
-fasili (infinitive kufasili)
- to explain the meaning of something, to define
- to paraphrase or summarize text
- to cut cloth to make clothing
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fasili
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| Positive present
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-nafasili
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| Subjunctive
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-fasili
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| Negative
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-fasili
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| Imperative singular
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fasili
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fasili
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| Plural
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fasilini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufasili
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifasili
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufasili
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafasili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafasili/nafasili
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tunafasili
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| 2nd person
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unafasili
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mnafasili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafasili
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wanafasili
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafasili
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fasili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifasili
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hatufasili
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| 2nd person
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hufasili
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hamfasili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafasili
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hawafasili
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fasili
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafasili
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafasili
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fasili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifasili
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tufasili
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| 2nd person
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ufasili
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mfasili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
afasili
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wafasili
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fasili
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifasili
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefasili
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefasili
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifasili
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifasili
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afasili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafasili
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twafasili
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| 2nd person
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wafasili
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mwafasili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afasili
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wafasili
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafasili
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yafasili
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafasili
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yafasili
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafasili
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vyafasili
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| n(IX/X)
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yafasili
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zafasili
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| u(XI)
|
wafasili
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafasili
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| pa(XVI)
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pafasili
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafasili
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefasili
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafasili
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafasili
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifasili
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofasili
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| Consecutive
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kafasili / positive subject concord + -kafasili
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafasili
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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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-nifasili
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-tufasili
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| 2nd person
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-kufasili
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-wafasili/-kufasilini/-wafasilini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfasili
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-wafasili
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufasili
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-ifasili
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifasili
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-yafasili
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifasili
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-vifasili
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifasili
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-zifasili
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| u(XI)
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-ufasili
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufasili
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafasili
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufasili
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| Reflexive
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-jifasili
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fasili- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fasiliye
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-fasilio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fasilio
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-fasiliyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fasililo
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-fasiliyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fasilicho
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-fasilivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fasiliyo
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-fasilizo
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| u(XI)
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-fasilio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fasiliko
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| pa(XVI)
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-fasilipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fasilimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fasili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefasili
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-ofasili
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofasili
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-yofasili
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofasili
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-yofasili
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofasili
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-vyofasili
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofasili
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-zofasili
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| u(XI)
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-ofasili
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofasili
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofasili
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofasili
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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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