Swahili
Verb
-chenjua (infinitive kuchenjua)
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) to sift
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) to refine, process
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chenjua
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| Positive present
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-nachenjua
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| Subjunctive
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-chenjue
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| Negative
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-chenjui
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| Imperative singular
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chenjua
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chenjua
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| Plural
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chenjueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchenjua
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichenjua
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchenjua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachenjua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachenjua/nachenjua
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tunachenjua
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| 2nd person
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unachenjua
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mnachenjua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachenjua
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wanachenjua
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachenjua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chenjui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichenjui
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hatuchenjui
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| 2nd person
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huchenjui
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hamchenjui
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachenjui
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hawachenjui
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chenjui
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachenjua
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachenjua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chenjue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichenjue
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tuchenjue
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| 2nd person
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uchenjue
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mchenjue
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achenjue
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wachenjue
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chenjue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichenjue
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechenjua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechenjua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichenjua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichenjua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achenjua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachenjua
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twachenjua
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| 2nd person
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wachenjua
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mwachenjua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achenjua
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wachenjua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachenjua
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yachenjua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachenjua
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yachenjua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachenjua
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vyachenjua
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| n(IX/X)
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yachenjua
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zachenjua
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| u(XI)
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wachenjua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachenjua
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| pa(XVI)
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pachenjua
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachenjua
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechenjua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachenjua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachenjua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichenjua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochenjua
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| Consecutive
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kachenjua / positive subject concord + -kachenjua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachenjue
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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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-nichenjua
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-tuchenjua
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| 2nd person
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-kuchenjua
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-wachenjua/-kuchenjueni/-wachenjueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchenjua
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-wachenjua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchenjua
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-ichenjua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichenjua
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-yachenjua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichenjua
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-vichenjua
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichenjua
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-zichenjua
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| u(XI)
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-uchenjua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchenjua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachenjua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchenjua
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| Reflexive
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-jichenjua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chenjua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chenjuaye
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-chenjuao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chenjuao
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-chenjuayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chenjualo
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-chenjuayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chenjuacho
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-chenjuavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chenjuayo
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-chenjuazo
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| u(XI)
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-chenjuao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chenjuako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chenjuapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chenjuamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chenjua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechenjua
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-ochenjua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochenjua
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-yochenjua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochenjua
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-yochenjua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochenjua
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-vyochenjua
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochenjua
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-zochenjua
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| u(XI)
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-ochenjua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochenjua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochenjua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochenjua
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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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Derived terms