Swahili
Etymology
From -zee + -esha (causative affix).
Verb
-zeesha (infinitive kuzeesha)
- to make to become old
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zeesha
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| Positive present
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-nazeesha
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| Subjunctive
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-zeeshe
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| Negative
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-zeeshi
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| Imperative singular
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zeesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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zeesha
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| Plural
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zeesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzeesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizeesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzeesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazeesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazeesha/nazeesha
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tunazeesha
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| 2nd person
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unazeesha
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mnazeesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazeesha
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wanazeesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazeesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zeeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizeeshi
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hatuzeeshi
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| 2nd person
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huzeeshi
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hamzeeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazeeshi
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hawazeeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zeeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazeesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazeesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zeeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizeeshe
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tuzeeshe
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| 2nd person
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uzeeshe
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mzeeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azeeshe
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wazeeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zeeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizeeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezeesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezeesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizeesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizeesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azeesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazeesha
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twazeesha
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| 2nd person
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wazeesha
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mwazeesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azeesha
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wazeesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazeesha
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yazeesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazeesha
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yazeesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazeesha
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vyazeesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yazeesha
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zazeesha
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| u(XI)
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wazeesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazeesha
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| pa(XVI)
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pazeesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazeesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezeesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazeesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazeesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizeesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozeesha
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| Consecutive
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kazeesha / positive subject concord + -kazeesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazeeshe
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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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-nizeesha
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-tuzeesha
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| 2nd person
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-kuzeesha
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-wazeesha/-kuzeesheni/-wazeesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mzeesha
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-wazeesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzeesha
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-izeesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizeesha
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-yazeesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizeesha
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-vizeesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-izeesha
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-zizeesha
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| u(XI)
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-uzeesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzeesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazeesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzeesha
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| Reflexive
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-jizeesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zeesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zeeshaye
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-zeeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zeeshao
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-zeeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zeeshalo
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-zeeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zeeshacho
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-zeeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zeeshayo
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-zeeshazo
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| u(XI)
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-zeeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zeeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zeeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zeeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zeesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezeesha
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-ozeesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozeesha
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-yozeesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozeesha
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-yozeesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozeesha
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-vyozeesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozeesha
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-zozeesha
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| u(XI)
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-ozeesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozeesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozeesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozeesha
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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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