Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-wezesha (infinitive kuwezesha)
- Causative form of -weza: to cause to be able to, to enable, to empower
- (in negative forms) to make unwell or ill
- (in reflexive forms) to cause to look after or take care of oneself
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wezesha
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| Positive present
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-nawezesha
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| Subjunctive
|
-wezeshe
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| Negative
|
-wezeshi
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| Imperative singular
|
wezesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
wezesha
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| Plural
|
wezesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwezesha
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liwezesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwezesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawezesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawezesha/nawezesha
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tunawezesha
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| 2nd person
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unawezesha
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mnawezesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawezesha
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wanawezesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawezesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wezeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwezeshi
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hatuwezeshi
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| 2nd person
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huwezeshi
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hamuwezeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawezeshi
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hawawezeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -wezeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawezesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawezesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wezeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwezeshe
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tuwezeshe
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| 2nd person
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uwezeshe
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muwezeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awezeshe
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wawezeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wezeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwezeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewezesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewezesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwezesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwezesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awezesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawezesha
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twawezesha
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| 2nd person
|
wawezesha
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mwawezesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
awezesha
|
wawezesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wawezesha
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yawezesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lawezesha
|
yawezesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chawezesha
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vyawezesha
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| n(IX/X)
|
yawezesha
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zawezesha
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| u(XI)
|
wawezesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwawezesha
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| pa(XVI)
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pawezesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwawezesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewezesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawezesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawezesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwezesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowezesha
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| Consecutive
|
kawezesha / positive subject concord + -kawezesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawezeshe
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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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-niwezesha
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-tuwezesha
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| 2nd person
|
-kuwezesha
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-wawezesha/-kuwezesheni/-wawezesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muwezesha
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-wawezesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uwezesha
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-iwezesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liwezesha
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-yawezesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiwezesha
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-viwezesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iwezesha
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-ziwezesha
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| u(XI)
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-uwezesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuwezesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pawezesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muwezesha
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| Reflexive
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-jiwezesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wezesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-wezeshaye
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-wezeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-wezeshao
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-wezeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-wezeshalo
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-wezeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-wezeshacho
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-wezeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-wezeshayo
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-wezeshazo
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| u(XI)
|
-wezeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-wezeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-wezeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-wezeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wezesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewezesha
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-owezesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-owezesha
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-yowezesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowezesha
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-yowezesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowezesha
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-vyowezesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowezesha
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-zowezesha
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| u(XI)
|
-owezesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowezesha
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| pa(XVI)
|
-powezesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowezesha
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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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