Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chapuka (infinitive kuchapuka)
- Stative form of -chapua
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chapuka
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| Positive present
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-nachapuka
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| Subjunctive
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-chapuke
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| Negative
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-chapuki
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| Imperative singular
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chapuka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chapuka
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| Plural
|
chapukeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchapuka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichapuka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchapuka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachapuka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachapuka/nachapuka
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tunachapuka
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| 2nd person
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unachapuka
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mnachapuka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachapuka
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wanachapuka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachapuka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chapuki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichapuki
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hatuchapuki
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| 2nd person
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huchapuki
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hamchapuki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachapuki
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hawachapuki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chapuki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachapuka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachapuka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chapuke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichapuke
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tuchapuke
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| 2nd person
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uchapuke
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mchapuke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achapuke
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wachapuke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chapuke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichapuke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechapuka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechapuka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichapuka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichapuka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achapuka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachapuka
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twachapuka
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| 2nd person
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wachapuka
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mwachapuka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achapuka
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wachapuka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachapuka
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yachapuka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachapuka
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yachapuka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachapuka
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vyachapuka
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| n(IX/X)
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yachapuka
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zachapuka
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| u(XI)
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wachapuka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachapuka
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| pa(XVI)
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pachapuka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachapuka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechapuka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachapuka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachapuka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichapuka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochapuka
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| Consecutive
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kachapuka / positive subject concord + -kachapuka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachapuke
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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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-nichapuka
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-tuchapuka
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| 2nd person
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-kuchapuka
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-wachapuka/-kuchapukeni/-wachapukeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchapuka
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-wachapuka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchapuka
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-ichapuka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichapuka
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-yachapuka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichapuka
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-vichapuka
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichapuka
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-zichapuka
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| u(XI)
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-uchapuka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchapuka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachapuka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchapuka
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| Reflexive
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-jichapuka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chapuka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chapukaye
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-chapukao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chapukao
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-chapukayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chapukalo
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-chapukayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chapukacho
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-chapukavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chapukayo
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-chapukazo
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| u(XI)
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-chapukao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chapukako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chapukapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chapukamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chapuka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechapuka
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-ochapuka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochapuka
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-yochapuka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochapuka
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-yochapuka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochapuka
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-vyochapuka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochapuka
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-zochapuka
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| u(XI)
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-ochapuka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochapuka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochapuka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochapuka
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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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