Swahili
Etymology
From -ji- + -sajili.
Pronunciation
Verb
-jisajili (infinitive kujisajili)
- reflexive form of -sajili (literally “to register oneself”): to enroll
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -jisajili
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| Positive present
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-najisajili
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| Subjunctive
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-jisajili
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| Negative
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-jisajili
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| Imperative singular
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jisajili
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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jisajili
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| Plural
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jisajilini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hujisajili
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lijisajili
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kujisajili
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -najisajili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninajisajili/najisajili
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tunajisajili
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| 2nd person
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unajisajili
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mnajisajili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anajisajili
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wanajisajili
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -najisajili
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -jisajili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sijisajili
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hatujisajili
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| 2nd person
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hujisajili
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hamjisajili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hajisajili
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hawajisajili
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -jisajili
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tajisajili
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tajisajili
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jisajili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nijisajili
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tujisajili
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| 2nd person
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ujisajili
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mjisajili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajisajili
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wajisajili
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -jisajili
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sijisajili
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngejisajili
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singejisajili
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalijisajili
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalijisajili
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajisajili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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najisajili
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twajisajili
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| 2nd person
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wajisajili
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mwajisajili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajisajili
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wajisajili
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wajisajili
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yajisajili
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lajisajili
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yajisajili
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chajisajili
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vyajisajili
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| n(IX/X)
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yajisajili
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zajisajili
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| u(XI)
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wajisajili
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwajisajili
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| pa(XVI)
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pajisajili
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwajisajili
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mejisajili
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajisajili
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajisajili
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kijisajili
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojisajili
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| Consecutive
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kajisajili / positive subject concord + -kajisajili
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kajisajili
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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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-nijisajili
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-tujisajili
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| 2nd person
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-kujisajili
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-wajisajili/-kujisajilini/-wajisajilini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mjisajili
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-wajisajili
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ujisajili
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-ijisajili
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lijisajili
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-yajisajili
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kijisajili
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-vijisajili
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| n(IX/X)
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-ijisajili
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-zijisajili
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| u(XI)
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-ujisajili
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kujisajili
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| pa(XVI)
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-pajisajili
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mujisajili
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| Reflexive
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-jijisajili
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jisajili- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-jisajiliye
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-jisajilio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-jisajilio
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-jisajiliyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-jisajililo
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-jisajiliyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-jisajilicho
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-jisajilivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-jisajiliyo
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-jisajilizo
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| u(XI)
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-jisajilio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-jisajiliko
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| pa(XVI)
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-jisajilipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-jisajilimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jisajili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yejisajili
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-ojisajili
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ojisajili
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-yojisajili
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lojisajili
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-yojisajili
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chojisajili
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-vyojisajili
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| n(IX/X)
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-yojisajili
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-zojisajili
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| u(XI)
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-ojisajili
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kojisajili
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| pa(XVI)
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-pojisajili
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mojisajili
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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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