Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-simamia (infinitive kusimamia)
- Applicative form of -simama: to manage, to supervise
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -simamia
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| Positive present
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-nasimamia
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| Subjunctive
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-simamie
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| Negative
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-simamii
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| Imperative singular
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simamia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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simamia
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| Plural
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simamieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husimamia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisimamia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusimamia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasimamia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasimamia/nasimamia
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tunasimamia
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| 2nd person
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unasimamia
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mnasimamia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasimamia
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wanasimamia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasimamia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -simamii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisimamii
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hatusimamii
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| 2nd person
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husimamii
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hamsimamii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasimamii
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hawasimamii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -simamii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasimamia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasimamia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -simamie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisimamie
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tusimamie
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| 2nd person
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usimamie
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msimamie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asimamie
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wasimamie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -simamie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisimamie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesimamia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesimamia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisimamia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisimamia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asimamia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasimamia
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twasimamia
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| 2nd person
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wasimamia
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mwasimamia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asimamia
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wasimamia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasimamia
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yasimamia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasimamia
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yasimamia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasimamia
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vyasimamia
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| n(IX/X)
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yasimamia
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zasimamia
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| u(XI)
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wasimamia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasimamia
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| pa(XVI)
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pasimamia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasimamia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesimamia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasimamia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasimamia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisimamia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposimamia
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| Consecutive
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kasimamia / positive subject concord + -kasimamia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasimamie
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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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-nisimamia
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-tusimamia
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| 2nd person
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-kusimamia
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-wasimamia/-kusimamieni/-wasimamieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msimamia
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-wasimamia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usimamia
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-isimamia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisimamia
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-yasimamia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisimamia
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-visimamia
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| n(IX/X)
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-isimamia
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-zisimamia
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| u(XI)
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-usimamia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusimamia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasimamia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musimamia
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| Reflexive
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-jisimamia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -simamia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-simamiaye
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-simamiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-simamiao
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-simamiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-simamialo
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-simamiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-simamiacho
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-simamiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-simamiayo
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-simamiazo
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| u(XI)
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-simamiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-simamiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-simamiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-simamiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -simamia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesimamia
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-osimamia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osimamia
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-yosimamia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losimamia
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-yosimamia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosimamia
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-vyosimamia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosimamia
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-zosimamia
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| u(XI)
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-osimamia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosimamia
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| pa(XVI)
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-posimamia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosimamia
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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