Swahili Verb Derivatives

verb meaning  
ku-piga to beat active
ku-pigwa to be beaten passive
ku-pigia to beat for prepositional
ku-pigiwa to be beaten for passive prepositional
ku-pigana to beat one another reciprocal
ku-piganiwa to be fought for/over reciprocal-passive-prepositional
ku-pigika to be in a beatable state stative
ku-pigisha to cause to beat causative
ku-piganisha to cause to beat one another reciprocal causative
ku-piganika to be in a fightable state reciprocal stative

Verbs of Arabic origin

verb meaning  
ku-jibu to answer active
ku-jibiwa to be answered passive
ku-jibia to answer to/for prepositional
ku-jibiliwa to be answered for passive prepositional
ku-jibiana to answer one another reciprocal
ku-jibika to be answerable stative
ku-jibiza to cause to answer causative
ku-jibizana to cause to answer one another reciprocal causative
ku-jibikana to be answerable to one another reciprocal stative

Monosyllabic verbs

verb meaning  
ku-la to eat active
ku-liwa to be eaten passive
ku-lia to eat for prepositional
ku-liwia to be eaten for passive prepositional
ku-lana to eat one another reciprocal
ku-lika to be edible stative
ku-lisha to cause to eat (to feed) causative
ku-lishana to feed one another reciprocal causative
ku-likana to be edible to one another reciprocal stative

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