Swahili
Etymology
From rasimu + -isha (causative affix).
Verb
-rasimisha (infinitive kurasimisha)
- Causative form of rasimu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -rasimisha
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| Positive present
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-narasimisha
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| Subjunctive
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-rasimishe
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| Negative
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-rasimishi
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| Imperative singular
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rasimisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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rasimisha
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| Plural
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rasimisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hurasimisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lirasimisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kurasimisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -narasimisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninarasimisha/narasimisha
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tunarasimisha
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| 2nd person
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unarasimisha
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mnarasimisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anarasimisha
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wanarasimisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -narasimisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -rasimishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sirasimishi
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haturasimishi
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| 2nd person
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hurasimishi
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hamrasimishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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harasimishi
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hawarasimishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -rasimishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tarasimisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tarasimisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rasimishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nirasimishe
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turasimishe
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| 2nd person
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urasimishe
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mrasimishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arasimishe
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warasimishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -rasimishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sirasimishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngerasimisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singerasimisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalirasimisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalirasimisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arasimisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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narasimisha
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twarasimisha
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| 2nd person
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warasimisha
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mwarasimisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arasimisha
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warasimisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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warasimisha
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yarasimisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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larasimisha
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yarasimisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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charasimisha
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vyarasimisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yarasimisha
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zarasimisha
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| u(XI)
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warasimisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwarasimisha
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| pa(XVI)
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parasimisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwarasimisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -merasimisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharasimisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jarasimisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kirasimisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporasimisha
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| Consecutive
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karasimisha / positive subject concord + -karasimisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karasimishe
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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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-nirasimisha
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-turasimisha
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| 2nd person
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-kurasimisha
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-warasimisha/-kurasimisheni/-warasimisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mrasimisha
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-warasimisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-urasimisha
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-irasimisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lirasimisha
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-yarasimisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kirasimisha
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-virasimisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-irasimisha
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-zirasimisha
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| u(XI)
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-urasimisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kurasimisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-parasimisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-murasimisha
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| Reflexive
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-jirasimisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rasimisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-rasimishaye
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-rasimishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-rasimishao
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-rasimishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-rasimishalo
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-rasimishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-rasimishacho
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-rasimishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-rasimishayo
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-rasimishazo
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| u(XI)
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-rasimishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-rasimishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-rasimishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-rasimishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rasimisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yerasimisha
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-orasimisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-orasimisha
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-yorasimisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lorasimisha
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-yorasimisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chorasimisha
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-vyorasimisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yorasimisha
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-zorasimisha
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| u(XI)
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-orasimisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-korasimisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-porasimisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-morasimisha
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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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