Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَجَّلَ (sajjala).
Pronunciation
Noun
sajili class IX (plural sajili class X)
- registry (a record or building in which things are registered or where registers are kept)
Verb
-sajili (infinitive kusajili)
- to register (to enter in a register; to enroll)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sajili
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| Positive present
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-nasajili
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| Subjunctive
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-sajili
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| Negative
|
-sajili
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| Imperative singular
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sajili
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sajili
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| Plural
|
sajilini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husajili
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisajili
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusajili
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasajili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasajili/nasajili
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tunasajili
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| 2nd person
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unasajili
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mnasajili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasajili
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wanasajili
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasajili
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sajili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisajili
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hatusajili
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| 2nd person
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husajili
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hamsajili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasajili
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hawasajili
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sajili
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasajili
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasajili
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sajili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisajili
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tusajili
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| 2nd person
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usajili
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msajili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asajili
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wasajili
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sajili
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisajili
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesajili
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesajili
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisajili
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisajili
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asajili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasajili
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twasajili
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| 2nd person
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wasajili
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mwasajili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
asajili
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wasajili
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasajili
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yasajili
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasajili
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yasajili
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasajili
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vyasajili
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| n(IX/X)
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yasajili
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zasajili
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| u(XI)
|
wasajili
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasajili
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| pa(XVI)
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pasajili
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasajili
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesajili
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasajili
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasajili
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisajili
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposajili
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| Consecutive
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kasajili / positive subject concord + -kasajili
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasajili
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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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-nisajili
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-tusajili
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| 2nd person
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-kusajili
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-wasajili/-kusajilini/-wasajilini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msajili
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-wasajili
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usajili
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-isajili
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisajili
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-yasajili
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisajili
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-visajili
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| n(IX/X)
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-isajili
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-zisajili
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| u(XI)
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-usajili
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusajili
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasajili
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musajili
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| Reflexive
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-jisajili
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sajili- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sajiliye
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-sajilio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sajilio
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-sajiliyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sajililo
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-sajiliyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sajilicho
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-sajilivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sajiliyo
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-sajilizo
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| u(XI)
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-sajilio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sajiliko
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| pa(XVI)
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-sajilipo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-sajilimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sajili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesajili
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-osajili
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osajili
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-yosajili
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losajili
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-yosajili
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosajili
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-vyosajili
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosajili
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-zosajili
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| u(XI)
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-osajili
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosajili
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| pa(XVI)
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-posajili
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosajili
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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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