Swahili
Verb
-someshwa (infinitive kusomeshwa)
- Passive form of -somesha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -someshwa
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| Positive present
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-nasomeshwa
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| Subjunctive
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-someshwe
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| Negative
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-someshwi
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| Imperative singular
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someshwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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someshwa
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| Plural
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someshweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husomeshwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisomeshwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusomeshwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasomeshwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasomeshwa/nasomeshwa
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tunasomeshwa
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| 2nd person
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unasomeshwa
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mnasomeshwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasomeshwa
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wanasomeshwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasomeshwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -someshwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisomeshwi
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hatusomeshwi
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| 2nd person
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husomeshwi
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hamsomeshwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasomeshwi
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hawasomeshwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -someshwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasomeshwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasomeshwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -someshwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisomeshwe
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tusomeshwe
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| 2nd person
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usomeshwe
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msomeshwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asomeshwe
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wasomeshwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -someshwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisomeshwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesomeshwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesomeshwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisomeshwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisomeshwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asomeshwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasomeshwa
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twasomeshwa
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| 2nd person
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wasomeshwa
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mwasomeshwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asomeshwa
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wasomeshwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasomeshwa
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yasomeshwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasomeshwa
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yasomeshwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasomeshwa
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vyasomeshwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yasomeshwa
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zasomeshwa
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| u(XI)
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wasomeshwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasomeshwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pasomeshwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasomeshwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesomeshwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasomeshwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasomeshwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisomeshwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposomeshwa
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| Consecutive
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kasomeshwa / positive subject concord + -kasomeshwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasomeshwe
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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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-nisomeshwa
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-tusomeshwa
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| 2nd person
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-kusomeshwa
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-wasomeshwa/-kusomeshweni/-wasomeshweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msomeshwa
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-wasomeshwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usomeshwa
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-isomeshwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisomeshwa
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-yasomeshwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisomeshwa
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-visomeshwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-isomeshwa
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-zisomeshwa
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| u(XI)
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-usomeshwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusomeshwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasomeshwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musomeshwa
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| Reflexive
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-jisomeshwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -someshwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-someshwaye
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-someshwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-someshwao
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-someshwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-someshwalo
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-someshwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-someshwacho
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-someshwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-someshwayo
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-someshwazo
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| u(XI)
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-someshwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-someshwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-someshwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-someshwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -someshwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesomeshwa
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-osomeshwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osomeshwa
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-yosomeshwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losomeshwa
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-yosomeshwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosomeshwa
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-vyosomeshwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosomeshwa
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-zosomeshwa
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| u(XI)
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-osomeshwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosomeshwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-posomeshwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosomeshwa
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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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