English
Etymology
From Swahili shauri.
Noun
shauri (plural shauris)
- (dated, Africa) A consultation, usually between a bwana and a local African.
1876, Henry Morton Stanley, Through the Dark Continent, volume 2, page 78:Strangers were few before they saw us, and we had shauri after shauri with them.
1896, John Walter Gregory, The Great Rift Valley, page 129:The poor guide had been sitting through the shauri open-eyed and open-mouthed, intensely puzzled by the whole performance.
- 30 October 1935, letter by Helga Voigt published in Letters from Helga 1934-1937 (2008) on p. 119:
- Although we have a lot of variety through the local folks, who constantly refresh us with new shauris, they would likely not interest you.
- (Kenya) One's problem; concern.
- Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) (volume 5, page 431)
- Whether these people will be taken on or not is not my shauri.
Anagrams
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic شَوْر (šawr, “advice, counsel”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
shauri class V (plural mashauri class VI)
- plan
- advice
- consultation
- matter of conversation
Verb
-shauri (infinitive kushauri)
- to consult, confer
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -shauri
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| Positive present
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-nashauri
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| Subjunctive
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-shauri
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| Negative
|
-shauri
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| Imperative singular
|
shauri
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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shauri
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| Plural
|
shaurini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hushauri
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lishauri
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kushauri
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashauri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninashauri/nashauri
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tunashauri
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| 2nd person
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unashauri
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mnashauri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anashauri
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wanashauri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nashauri
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -shauri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sishauri
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hatushauri
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| 2nd person
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hushauri
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hamshauri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hashauri
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hawashauri
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -shauri
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tashauri
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tashauri
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shauri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nishauri
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tushauri
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| 2nd person
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ushauri
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mshauri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashauri
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washauri
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -shauri
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sishauri
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeshauri
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeshauri
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalishauri
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalishauri
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashauri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nashauri
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twashauri
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| 2nd person
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washauri
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mwashauri
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashauri
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washauri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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washauri
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yashauri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lashauri
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yashauri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chashauri
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vyashauri
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| n(IX/X)
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yashauri
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zashauri
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| u(XI)
|
washauri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwashauri
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| pa(XVI)
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pashauri
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwashauri
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meshauri
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshashauri
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jashauri
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kishauri
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposhauri
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| Consecutive
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kashauri / positive subject concord + -kashauri
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kashauri
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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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-nishauri
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-tushauri
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| 2nd person
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-kushauri
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-washauri/-kushaurini/-washaurini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mshauri
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-washauri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ushauri
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-ishauri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lishauri
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-yashauri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kishauri
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-vishauri
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| n(IX/X)
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-ishauri
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-zishauri
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| u(XI)
|
-ushauri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kushauri
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| pa(XVI)
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-pashauri
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mushauri
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| Reflexive
|
-jishauri
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shauri- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-shauriye
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-shaurio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-shaurio
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-shauriyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-shaurilo
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-shauriyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-shauricho
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-shaurivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-shauriyo
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-shaurizo
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| u(XI)
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-shaurio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-shauriko
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| pa(XVI)
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-shauripo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-shaurimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shauri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeshauri
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-oshauri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oshauri
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-yoshauri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loshauri
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-yoshauri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choshauri
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-vyoshauri
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoshauri
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-zoshauri
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| u(XI)
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-oshauri
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koshauri
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poshauri
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moshauri
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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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Derived terms
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 171 Nr. 1533