Swahili
Pronunciation
- (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /tʃɔˈmɛ.ɑ/
Verb
-chomea (infinitive kuchomea)
- Applicative form of -choma
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chomea
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| Positive present
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-nachomea
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| Subjunctive
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-chomee
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| Negative
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-chomei
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| Imperative singular
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chomea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chomea
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| Plural
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chomeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchomea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichomea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchomea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachomea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachomea/nachomea
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tunachomea
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| 2nd person
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unachomea
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mnachomea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachomea
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wanachomea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachomea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chomei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichomei
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hatuchomei
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| 2nd person
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huchomei
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hamchomei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachomei
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hawachomei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chomei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachomea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachomea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chomee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichomee
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tuchomee
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| 2nd person
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uchomee
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mchomee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achomee
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wachomee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chomee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichomee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechomea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechomea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichomea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichomea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achomea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachomea
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twachomea
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| 2nd person
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wachomea
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mwachomea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achomea
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wachomea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachomea
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yachomea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachomea
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yachomea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachomea
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vyachomea
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| n(IX/X)
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yachomea
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zachomea
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| u(XI)
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wachomea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachomea
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| pa(XVI)
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pachomea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachomea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechomea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachomea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachomea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichomea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochomea
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| Consecutive
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kachomea / positive subject concord + -kachomea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachomee
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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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-nichomea
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-tuchomea
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| 2nd person
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-kuchomea
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-wachomea/-kuchomeeni/-wachomeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchomea
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-wachomea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchomea
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-ichomea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichomea
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-yachomea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichomea
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-vichomea
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichomea
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-zichomea
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| u(XI)
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-uchomea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchomea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachomea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchomea
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| Reflexive
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-jichomea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chomea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chomeaye
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-chomeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chomeao
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-chomeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chomealo
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-chomeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chomeacho
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-chomeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chomeayo
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-chomeazo
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| u(XI)
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-chomeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chomeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chomeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chomeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chomea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechomea
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-ochomea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochomea
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-yochomea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochomea
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-yochomea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochomea
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-vyochomea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochomea
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-zochomea
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| u(XI)
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-ochomea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochomea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochomea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochomea
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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