Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tazamisha (infinitive kutazamisha)
- Causative form of -tazama: to be attractive
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tazamisha
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| Positive present
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-natazamisha
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| Subjunctive
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-tazamishe
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| Negative
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-tazamishi
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| Imperative singular
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tazamisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tazamisha
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| Plural
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tazamisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutazamisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litazamisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutazamisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natazamisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatazamisha/natazamisha
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tunatazamisha
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| 2nd person
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unatazamisha
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mnatazamisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatazamisha
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wanatazamisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natazamisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tazamishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitazamishi
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hatutazamishi
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| 2nd person
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hutazamishi
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hamtazamishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatazamishi
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hawatazamishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tazamishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatazamisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatazamisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tazamishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitazamishe
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tutazamishe
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| 2nd person
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utazamishe
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mtazamishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atazamishe
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watazamishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tazamishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitazamishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetazamisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetazamisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitazamisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitazamisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atazamisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natazamisha
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twatazamisha
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| 2nd person
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watazamisha
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mwatazamisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atazamisha
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watazamisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watazamisha
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yatazamisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latazamisha
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yatazamisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatazamisha
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vyatazamisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yatazamisha
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zatazamisha
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| u(XI)
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watazamisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatazamisha
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| pa(XVI)
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patazamisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatazamisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metazamisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatazamisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatazamisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitazamisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotazamisha
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| Consecutive
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katazamisha / positive subject concord + -katazamisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katazamishe
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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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-nitazamisha
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-tutazamisha
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| 2nd person
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-kutazamisha
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-watazamisha/-kutazamisheni/-watazamisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtazamisha
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-watazamisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utazamisha
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-itazamisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litazamisha
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-yatazamisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitazamisha
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-vitazamisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-itazamisha
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-zitazamisha
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| u(XI)
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-utazamisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutazamisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-patazamisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutazamisha
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| Reflexive
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-jitazamisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tazamisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tazamishaye
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-tazamishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tazamishao
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-tazamishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tazamishalo
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-tazamishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tazamishacho
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-tazamishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tazamishayo
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-tazamishazo
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| u(XI)
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-tazamishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tazamishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tazamishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tazamishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tazamisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetazamisha
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-otazamisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otazamisha
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-yotazamisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotazamisha
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-yotazamisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotazamisha
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-vyotazamisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotazamisha
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-zotazamisha
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| u(XI)
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-otazamisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotazamisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-potazamisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motazamisha
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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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