Swahili
Verb
-chongwa (infinitive kuchongwa)
- Passive form of -chonga
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chongwa
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| Positive present
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-nachongwa
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| Subjunctive
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-chongwe
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| Negative
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-chongwi
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| Imperative singular
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chongwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chongwa
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| Plural
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chongweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchongwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichongwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchongwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachongwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachongwa/nachongwa
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tunachongwa
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| 2nd person
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unachongwa
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mnachongwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachongwa
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wanachongwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachongwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chongwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichongwi
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hatuchongwi
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| 2nd person
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huchongwi
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hamchongwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachongwi
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hawachongwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chongwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachongwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachongwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chongwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichongwe
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tuchongwe
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| 2nd person
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uchongwe
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mchongwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achongwe
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wachongwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chongwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichongwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechongwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechongwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichongwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichongwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achongwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachongwa
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twachongwa
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| 2nd person
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wachongwa
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mwachongwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achongwa
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wachongwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachongwa
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yachongwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachongwa
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yachongwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachongwa
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vyachongwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yachongwa
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zachongwa
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| u(XI)
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wachongwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachongwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pachongwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachongwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechongwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachongwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachongwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichongwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochongwa
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| Consecutive
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kachongwa / positive subject concord + -kachongwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachongwe
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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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-nichongwa
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-tuchongwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuchongwa
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-wachongwa/-kuchongweni/-wachongweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchongwa
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-wachongwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchongwa
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-ichongwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichongwa
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-yachongwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichongwa
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-vichongwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichongwa
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-zichongwa
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| u(XI)
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-uchongwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchongwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachongwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchongwa
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| Reflexive
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-jichongwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chongwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chongwaye
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-chongwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chongwao
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-chongwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chongwalo
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-chongwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chongwacho
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-chongwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chongwayo
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-chongwazo
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| u(XI)
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-chongwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chongwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chongwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chongwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chongwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechongwa
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-ochongwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochongwa
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-yochongwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochongwa
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-yochongwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochongwa
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-vyochongwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochongwa
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-zochongwa
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| u(XI)
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-ochongwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochongwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochongwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochongwa
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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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