Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-takisha (infinitive kutakisha)
- Causative form of -taka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -takisha
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| Positive present
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-natakisha
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| Subjunctive
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-takishe
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| Negative
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-takishi
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| Imperative singular
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takisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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takisha
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| Plural
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takisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutakisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litakisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutakisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natakisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatakisha/natakisha
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tunatakisha
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| 2nd person
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unatakisha
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mnatakisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatakisha
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wanatakisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natakisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -takishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitakishi
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hatutakishi
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| 2nd person
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hutakishi
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hamtakishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatakishi
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hawatakishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -takishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatakisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatakisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -takishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitakishe
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tutakishe
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| 2nd person
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utakishe
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mtakishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atakishe
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watakishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -takishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitakishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetakisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetakisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitakisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitakisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atakisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natakisha
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twatakisha
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| 2nd person
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watakisha
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mwatakisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atakisha
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watakisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watakisha
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yatakisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latakisha
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yatakisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatakisha
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vyatakisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yatakisha
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zatakisha
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| u(XI)
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watakisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatakisha
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| pa(XVI)
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patakisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatakisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metakisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatakisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatakisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitakisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotakisha
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| Consecutive
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katakisha / positive subject concord + -katakisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katakishe
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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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-nitakisha
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-tutakisha
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| 2nd person
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-kutakisha
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-watakisha/-kutakisheni/-watakisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtakisha
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-watakisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utakisha
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-itakisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litakisha
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-yatakisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitakisha
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-vitakisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-itakisha
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-zitakisha
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| u(XI)
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-utakisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutakisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-patakisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutakisha
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| Reflexive
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-jitakisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -takisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-takishaye
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-takishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-takishao
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-takishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-takishalo
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-takishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-takishacho
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-takishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-takishayo
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-takishazo
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| u(XI)
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-takishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-takishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-takishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-takishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -takisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetakisha
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-otakisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otakisha
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-yotakisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotakisha
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-yotakisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotakisha
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-vyotakisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotakisha
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-zotakisha
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| u(XI)
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-otakisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotakisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-potakisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motakisha
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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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