Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-itisha (infinitive kuitisha)
- Causative form of -ita
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -itisha
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| Positive present
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-naitisha
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| Subjunctive
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-itishe
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| Negative
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-itishi
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| Imperative singular
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itisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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itisha
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| Plural
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itisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huitisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liitisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuitisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naitisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaitisha/naitisha
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tunaitisha
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| 2nd person
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unaitisha
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mnaitisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaitisha
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wanaitisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naitisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -itishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siitishi
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hatuitishi
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| 2nd person
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huitishi
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hamwitishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haitishi
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hawaitishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -itishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taitisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taitisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -itishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niitishe
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tuitishe
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| 2nd person
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uitishe
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mwitishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aitishe
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waitishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -itishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siitishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeitisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeitisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliitisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliitisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aitisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naitisha
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twaitisha
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| 2nd person
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waitisha
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mwaitisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aitisha
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waitisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waitisha
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yaitisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laitisha
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yaitisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaitisha
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vyaitisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yaitisha
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zaitisha
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| u(XI)
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waitisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaitisha
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| pa(XVI)
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paitisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaitisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meitisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaitisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaitisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiitisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoitisha
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| Consecutive
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kaitisha / positive subject concord + -kaitisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaitishe
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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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-niitisha
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-tuitisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuitisha
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-waitisha/-kuitisheni/-waitisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwitisha
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-waitisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uitisha
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-iitisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liitisha
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-yaitisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiitisha
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-viitisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iitisha
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-ziitisha
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| u(XI)
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-uitisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuitisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-paitisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muitisha
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| Reflexive
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-jiitisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -itisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-itishaye
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-itishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-itishao
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-itishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-itishalo
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-itishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-itishacho
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-itishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-itishayo
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-itishazo
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| u(XI)
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-itishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-itishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-itishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-itishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -itisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeitisha
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-oitisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oitisha
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-yoitisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loitisha
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-yoitisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choitisha
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-vyoitisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoitisha
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-zoitisha
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| u(XI)
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-oitisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koitisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poitisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moitisha
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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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