Swahili
Verb
-cheleweshwa (infinitive kucheleweshwa)
- Passive form of -chelewesha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -cheleweshwa
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| Positive present
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-nacheleweshwa
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| Subjunctive
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-cheleweshwe
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| Negative
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-cheleweshwi
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| Imperative singular
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cheleweshwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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cheleweshwa
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| Plural
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cheleweshweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hucheleweshwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -licheleweshwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kucheleweshwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nacheleweshwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninacheleweshwa/nacheleweshwa
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tunacheleweshwa
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| 2nd person
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unacheleweshwa
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mnacheleweshwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anacheleweshwa
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wanacheleweshwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nacheleweshwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -cheleweshwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sicheleweshwi
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hatucheleweshwi
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| 2nd person
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hucheleweshwi
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hamcheleweshwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hacheleweshwi
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hawacheleweshwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -cheleweshwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tacheleweshwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tacheleweshwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -cheleweshwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nicheleweshwe
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tucheleweshwe
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| 2nd person
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ucheleweshwe
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mcheleweshwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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acheleweshwe
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wacheleweshwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -cheleweshwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sicheleweshwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngecheleweshwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singecheleweshwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalicheleweshwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalicheleweshwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -acheleweshwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nacheleweshwa
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twacheleweshwa
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| 2nd person
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wacheleweshwa
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mwacheleweshwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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acheleweshwa
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wacheleweshwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wacheleweshwa
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yacheleweshwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lacheleweshwa
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yacheleweshwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chacheleweshwa
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vyacheleweshwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yacheleweshwa
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zacheleweshwa
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| u(XI)
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wacheleweshwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwacheleweshwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pacheleweshwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwacheleweshwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mecheleweshwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshacheleweshwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jacheleweshwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kicheleweshwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipocheleweshwa
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| Consecutive
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kacheleweshwa / positive subject concord + -kacheleweshwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kacheleweshwe
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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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-nicheleweshwa
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-tucheleweshwa
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| 2nd person
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-kucheleweshwa
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-wacheleweshwa/-kucheleweshweni/-wacheleweshweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mcheleweshwa
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-wacheleweshwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ucheleweshwa
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-icheleweshwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-licheleweshwa
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-yacheleweshwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kicheleweshwa
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-vicheleweshwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-icheleweshwa
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-zicheleweshwa
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| u(XI)
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-ucheleweshwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kucheleweshwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pacheleweshwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mucheleweshwa
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| Reflexive
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-jicheleweshwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -cheleweshwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-cheleweshwaye
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-cheleweshwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-cheleweshwao
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-cheleweshwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-cheleweshwalo
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-cheleweshwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cheleweshwacho
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-cheleweshwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-cheleweshwayo
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-cheleweshwazo
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| u(XI)
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-cheleweshwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-cheleweshwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-cheleweshwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-cheleweshwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -cheleweshwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yecheleweshwa
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-ocheleweshwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ocheleweshwa
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-yocheleweshwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-locheleweshwa
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-yocheleweshwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chocheleweshwa
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-vyocheleweshwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yocheleweshwa
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-zocheleweshwa
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| u(XI)
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-ocheleweshwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kocheleweshwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pocheleweshwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mocheleweshwa
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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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