Swahili
Verb
-nyonyesha (infinitive kunyonyesha)
- Causative form of -nyonya: to breastfeed
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -nyonyesha
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| Positive present
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-nanyonyesha
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| Subjunctive
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-nyonyeshe
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| Negative
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-nyonyeshi
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| Imperative singular
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nyonyesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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nyonyesha
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| Plural
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nyonyesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hunyonyesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -linyonyesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunyonyesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyonyesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninanyonyesha/nanyonyesha
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tunanyonyesha
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| 2nd person
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unanyonyesha
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mnanyonyesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananyonyesha
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wananyonyesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanyonyesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyonyeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sinyonyeshi
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hatunyonyeshi
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| 2nd person
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hunyonyeshi
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hamnyonyeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanyonyeshi
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hawanyonyeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -nyonyeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanyonyesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanyonyesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyonyeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninyonyeshe
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tunyonyeshe
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| 2nd person
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unyonyeshe
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mnyonyeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anyonyeshe
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wanyonyeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nyonyeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinyonyeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenyonyesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenyonyesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinyonyesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinyonyesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyonyesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nanyonyesha
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twanyonyesha
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| 2nd person
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wanyonyesha
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mwanyonyesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anyonyesha
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wanyonyesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wanyonyesha
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yanyonyesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lanyonyesha
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yanyonyesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chanyonyesha
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vyanyonyesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yanyonyesha
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zanyonyesha
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| u(XI)
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wanyonyesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwanyonyesha
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| pa(XVI)
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panyonyesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwanyonyesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menyonyesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanyonyesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janyonyesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinyonyesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponyonyesha
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| Consecutive
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kanyonyesha / positive subject concord + -kanyonyesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanyonyeshe
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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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-ninyonyesha
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-tunyonyesha
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| 2nd person
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-kunyonyesha
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-wanyonyesha/-kunyonyesheni/-wanyonyesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mnyonyesha
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-wanyonyesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-unyonyesha
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-inyonyesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-linyonyesha
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-yanyonyesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kinyonyesha
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-vinyonyesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-inyonyesha
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-zinyonyesha
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| u(XI)
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-unyonyesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kunyonyesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-panyonyesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-munyonyesha
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| Reflexive
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-jinyonyesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyonyesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-nyonyeshaye
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-nyonyeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-nyonyeshao
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-nyonyeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-nyonyeshalo
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-nyonyeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-nyonyeshacho
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-nyonyeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-nyonyeshayo
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-nyonyeshazo
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| u(XI)
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-nyonyeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-nyonyeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-nyonyeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-nyonyeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyonyesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yenyonyesha
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-onyonyesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onyonyesha
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-yonyonyesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lonyonyesha
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-yonyonyesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chonyonyesha
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-vyonyonyesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yonyonyesha
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-zonyonyesha
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| u(XI)
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-onyonyesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-konyonyesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-ponyonyesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-monyonyesha
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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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