Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-simamisha (infinitive kusimamisha)
- Causative form of -simama
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -simamisha
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| Positive present
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-nasimamisha
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| Subjunctive
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-simamishe
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| Negative
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-simamishi
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| Imperative singular
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simamisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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simamisha
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| Plural
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simamisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husimamisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisimamisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusimamisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasimamisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasimamisha/nasimamisha
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tunasimamisha
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| 2nd person
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unasimamisha
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mnasimamisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasimamisha
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wanasimamisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasimamisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -simamishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisimamishi
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hatusimamishi
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| 2nd person
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husimamishi
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hamsimamishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasimamishi
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hawasimamishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -simamishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasimamisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasimamisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -simamishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisimamishe
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tusimamishe
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| 2nd person
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usimamishe
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msimamishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asimamishe
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wasimamishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -simamishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisimamishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesimamisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesimamisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisimamisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisimamisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asimamisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasimamisha
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twasimamisha
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| 2nd person
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wasimamisha
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mwasimamisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asimamisha
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wasimamisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasimamisha
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yasimamisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasimamisha
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yasimamisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasimamisha
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vyasimamisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yasimamisha
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zasimamisha
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| u(XI)
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wasimamisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasimamisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pasimamisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasimamisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesimamisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasimamisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasimamisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisimamisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposimamisha
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| Consecutive
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kasimamisha / positive subject concord + -kasimamisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasimamishe
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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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-nisimamisha
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-tusimamisha
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| 2nd person
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-kusimamisha
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-wasimamisha/-kusimamisheni/-wasimamisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msimamisha
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-wasimamisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usimamisha
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-isimamisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisimamisha
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-yasimamisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisimamisha
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-visimamisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-isimamisha
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-zisimamisha
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| u(XI)
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-usimamisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusimamisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasimamisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musimamisha
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| Reflexive
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-jisimamisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -simamisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-simamishaye
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-simamishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-simamishao
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-simamishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-simamishalo
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-simamishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-simamishacho
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-simamishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-simamishayo
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-simamishazo
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| u(XI)
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-simamishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-simamishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-simamishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-simamishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -simamisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesimamisha
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-osimamisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osimamisha
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-yosimamisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losimamisha
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-yosimamisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosimamisha
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-vyosimamisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosimamisha
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-zosimamisha
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| u(XI)
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-osimamisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosimamisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-posimamisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosimamisha
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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