"sema" meaning in Swahili

See sema in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: Sw-ke-sema.flac
Head templates: {{head|sw|interjection}} sema
  1. informal greeting; also used to continue a conversation
    Sense id: en-sema-sw-intj-z9-yw0Ts Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 70 30

Verb

Audio: Sw-ke-sema.flac
Head templates: {{sw-verb}} -sema (infinitive kusema) Inflection templates: {{sw-conj}} Forms: -sema [canonical], kusema [infinitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], kusema [infinitive], kutosema [infinitive, negative], no-table-tags [table-tags], sema [imperative, singular], semeni [imperative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], husema [habitual], positive subject concord + -lisema [past], negative subject concord + -kusema [negative, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], ninasema [first-person, present, singular], nasema [first-person, present, singular], tunasema [first-person, plural, present], unasema [present, second-person, singular], mnasema [plural, present, second-person], anasema [class-1, class-2, present, singular, third-person], wanasema [class-1, class-2, plural, present, third-person], positive subject concord + -nasema [present, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], sisemi [first-person, negative, present, singular], hatusemi [first-person, negative, plural, present], husemi [negative, present, second-person, singular], hamsemi [negative, plural, present, second-person], hasemi [class-1, class-2, negative, present, singular, third-person], hawasemi [class-1, class-2, negative, plural, present, third-person], negative subject concord + -semi [negative, present, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -tasema [future], negative subject concord + -tasema [future, negative], no-table-tags [table-tags], niseme [first-person, singular, subjunctive], tuseme [first-person, plural, subjunctive], useme [second-person, singular, subjunctive], mseme [plural, second-person, subjunctive], aseme [class-1, class-2, singular, subjunctive, third-person], waseme [class-1, class-2, plural, subjunctive, third-person], positive subject concord + -seme [subjunctive, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -siseme [negative, subjunctive], positive subject concord + -ngesema [irrealis, present], positive subject concord + -singesema [irrealis, negative, present], positive subject concord + -ngalisema [irrealis, past], positive subject concord + -singalisema [irrealis, negative, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], nasema [first-person, gnomic, singular], twasema [first-person, gnomic, plural], wasema [gnomic, second-person, singular], mwasema [gnomic, plural, second-person], asema [class-1, class-2, gnomic, singular, third-person], wasema [class-1, class-2, gnomic, plural, third-person], wasema [class-3, class-4, gnomic, singular, third-person], yasema [class-3, class-4, gnomic, plural, third-person], lasema [class-5, class-6, gnomic, singular, third-person], yasema [class-5, class-6, gnomic, plural, third-person], chasema [class-7, class-8, gnomic, singular, third-person], vyasema [class-7, class-8, gnomic, plural, third-person], yasema [class-10, class-9, gnomic, singular, third-person], zasema [class-10, class-9, gnomic, plural, third-person], wasema [class-11, gnomic, singular, third-person], kwasema [class-15, class-17, gnomic, singular, third-person], pasema [class-16, gnomic, singular, third-person], mwasema [class-18, gnomic, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -mesema [perfect], positive subject concord + -meshasema [already-form], negative subject concord + -jasema [not-yet-form], positive subject concord + -kisema [if-when-form], positive subject concord + -siposema [if-not-form], kasema / positive subject concord + -kasema [consecutive], positive subject concord + -kaseme [consecutive, subjunctive], no-table-tags [table-tags], -nisema [first-person, indicative, object-concord, singular], -tusema [first-person, indicative, object-concord, plural], -kusema [indicative, object-concord, second-person, singular], -wasema [indicative, object-concord, plural, second-person], -kusemeni [indicative, object-concord, plural, second-person], -wasemeni [indicative, object-concord, plural, second-person], -msema [class-1, class-2, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -wasema [class-1, class-2, indicative, object-concord, plural, third-person], -usema [class-3, class-4, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -isema [class-3, class-4, indicative, object-concord, plural, third-person], -lisema [class-5, class-6, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -yasema [class-5, class-6, indicative, object-concord, plural, third-person], -kisema [class-7, class-8, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -visema [class-7, class-8, indicative, object-concord, plural, third-person], -isema [class-10, class-9, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -zisema [class-10, class-9, indicative, object-concord, plural, third-person], -usema [class-11, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -kusema [class-15, class-17, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -pasema [class-16, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -musema [class-18, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -jisema [indicative, object-concord, reflexive], no-table-tags [table-tags], General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sema- + relative marker) [object-concord, relative], -semaye [class-1, class-2, object-concord, relative, singular], -semao [class-1, class-2, object-concord, plural, relative], -semao [class-3, class-4, object-concord, relative, singular], -semayo [class-3, class-4, object-concord, plural, relative], -semalo [class-5, class-6, object-concord, relative, singular], -semayo [class-5, class-6, object-concord, plural, relative], -semacho [class-7, class-8, object-concord, relative, singular], -semavyo [class-7, class-8, object-concord, plural, relative], -semayo [class-10, class-9, object-concord, relative, singular], -semazo [class-10, class-9, object-concord, plural, relative], -semao [class-11, object-concord, relative, singular], -semako [class-15, class-17, object-concord, relative, singular], -semapo [class-16, object-concord, relative, singular], -semamo [class-18, object-concord, relative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sema) [object-concord, relative], -yesema [class-1, class-2, object-concord, relative, singular], -osema [class-1, class-2, object-concord, plural, relative], -osema [class-3, class-4, object-concord, relative, singular], -yosema [class-3, class-4, object-concord, plural, relative], -losema [class-5, class-6, object-concord, relative, singular], -yosema [class-5, class-6, object-concord, plural, relative], -chosema [class-7, class-8, object-concord, relative, singular], -vyosema [class-7, class-8, object-concord, plural, relative], -yosema [class-10, class-9, object-concord, relative, singular], -zosema [class-10, class-9, object-concord, plural, relative], -osema [class-11, object-concord, relative, singular], -kosema [class-15, class-17, object-concord, relative, singular], -posema [class-16, object-concord, relative, singular], -mosema [class-18, object-concord, relative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. [object-concord, relative]
  1. to say, speak Derived forms: -semea [applicative, verb], -semesha [causative, verb], -semwa (english: be said) [passive, verb], -semeka [stative, verb] Derived forms (Nominal derivations): msema, msemaji, msemi, msemo, usemi Derived forms (Reciprocal): -semana [verb] Related terms: -ongea
    Sense id: en-sema-sw-verb-czJmiU75
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-sema",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kusema",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kusema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kutosema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semeni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "husema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "habitual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -lisema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -kusema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tunasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mnasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -nasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sisemi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatusemi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "husemi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hamsemi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hasemi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawasemi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -semi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -tasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -tasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niseme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tuseme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "useme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mseme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aseme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waseme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -seme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -siseme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngesema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singesema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngalisema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singalisema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vyasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -mesema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -meshasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "already-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -jasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "not-yet-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kisema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-when-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -siposema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-not-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kasema / positive subject concord + -kasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kaseme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nisema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-tusema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kusema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kusemeni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wasemeni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-msema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-usema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lisema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kisema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-visema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-zisema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-usema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kusema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-musema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-jisema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sema- + relative marker)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semaye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semalo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semacho",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semavyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semazo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semako",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semapo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semamo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sema)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yesema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-osema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-osema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yosema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-losema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yosema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chosema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-vyosema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yosema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-zosema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-osema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kosema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-posema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mosema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-sema (infinitive kusema)",
      "name": "sw-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sw-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "applicative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-semea"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "causative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-semesha"
        },
        {
          "english": "be said",
          "tags": [
            "passive",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-semwa"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "stative",
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-semeka"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Reciprocal",
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "-semana"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Nominal derivations",
          "word": "msema"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Nominal derivations",
          "word": "msemaji"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Nominal derivations",
          "word": "msemi"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Nominal derivations",
          "word": "msemo"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Nominal derivations",
          "word": "usemi"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to say, speak"
      ],
      "id": "en-sema-sw-verb-czJmiU75",
      "links": [
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ],
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "-ongea"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-sema.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/48/Sw-ke-sema.flac/Sw-ke-sema.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/48/Sw-ke-sema.flac/Sw-ke-sema.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sema"
}

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      "args": {
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        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "sema",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-sema-sw-intj-z9-yw0Ts"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-sema.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/48/Sw-ke-sema.flac/Sw-ke-sema.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/48/Sw-ke-sema.flac/Sw-ke-sema.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sema"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 11 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili interjections",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili verbs"
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-semea"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-semesha"
    },
    {
      "english": "be said",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-semwa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Reciprocal",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-semana"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "stative",
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-semeka"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "word": "msema"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "word": "msemaji"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "word": "msemi"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "word": "msemo"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "word": "usemi"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "-sema",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kusema",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kusema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kutosema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semeni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "husema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "habitual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -lisema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -kusema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tunasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mnasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -nasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sisemi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatusemi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "husemi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hamsemi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hasemi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawasemi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -semi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -tasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -tasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niseme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tuseme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "useme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mseme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aseme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waseme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -seme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "form": "positive subject concord + -siseme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngesema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singesema",
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      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngalisema",
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        "irrealis",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singalisema",
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        "irrealis",
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nasema",
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wasema",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "mwasema",
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    },
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      "form": "asema",
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        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "yasema",
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        "class-3",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "lasema",
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        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "yasema",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "chasema",
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        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "vyasema",
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        "class-7",
        "class-8",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "yasema",
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      "form": "zasema",
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        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "wasema",
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        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "kwasema",
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        "class-17",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "pasema",
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        "class-16",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "mwasema",
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        "class-18",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "form": "sw-conj",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "positive subject concord + -mesema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -meshasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "already-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -jasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "not-yet-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kisema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-when-form"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -siposema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-not-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kasema / positive subject concord + -kasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kaseme",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nisema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-tusema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kusema",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "object-concord",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-wasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-kusemeni",
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      "tags": [
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        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-wasemeni",
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        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-msema",
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        "class-2",
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        "object-concord",
        "singular",
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    },
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      "form": "-wasema",
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        "class-4",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
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      "form": "-lisema",
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        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "-yasema",
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        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-kisema",
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        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-visema",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-8",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-zisema",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-9",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-usema",
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      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kusema",
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        "class-17",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pasema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-musema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-jisema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sema- + relative marker)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semaye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semalo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semacho",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semavyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semazo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-semao",
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        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "-semako",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-semapo",
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        "class-16",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-semamo",
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        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sw-conj",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sema)",
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      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yesema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-osema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-osema",
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        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yosema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-losema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yosema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chosema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-vyosema",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yosema",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-zosema",
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        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-osema",
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        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-kosema",
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        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "-posema",
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        "object-concord",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-mosema",
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        "relative",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "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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    {
      "word": "-ongea"
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        "to say, speak"
      ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for sema meaning in Swahili (16.8kB)

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