Swahili
Verb
-hongea (infinitive kuhongea)
- Applicative form of -honga
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hongea
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| Positive present
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-nahongea
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| Subjunctive
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-hongee
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| Negative
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-hongei
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| Imperative singular
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hongea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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hongea
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| Plural
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hongeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhongea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihongea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhongea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahongea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahongea/nahongea
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tunahongea
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| 2nd person
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unahongea
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mnahongea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahongea
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wanahongea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahongea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hongei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihongei
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hatuhongei
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| 2nd person
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huhongei
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hamhongei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahongei
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hawahongei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hongei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahongea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahongea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hongee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihongee
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tuhongee
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| 2nd person
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uhongee
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mhongee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahongee
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wahongee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hongee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihongee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehongea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehongea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihongea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihongea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahongea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahongea
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twahongea
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| 2nd person
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wahongea
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mwahongea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahongea
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wahongea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahongea
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yahongea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahongea
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yahongea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahongea
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vyahongea
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| n(IX/X)
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yahongea
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zahongea
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| u(XI)
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wahongea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahongea
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| pa(XVI)
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pahongea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahongea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehongea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahongea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahongea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihongea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohongea
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| Consecutive
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kahongea / positive subject concord + -kahongea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahongee
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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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-nihongea
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-tuhongea
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| 2nd person
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-kuhongea
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-wahongea/-kuhongeeni/-wahongeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhongea
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-wahongea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhongea
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-ihongea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihongea
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-yahongea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihongea
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-vihongea
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihongea
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-zihongea
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| u(XI)
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-uhongea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhongea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahongea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhongea
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| Reflexive
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-jihongea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hongea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hongeaye
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-hongeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hongeao
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-hongeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hongealo
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-hongeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hongeacho
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-hongeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-hongeayo
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-hongeazo
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| u(XI)
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-hongeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hongeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-hongeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-hongeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hongea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehongea
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-ohongea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohongea
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-yohongea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohongea
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-yohongea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohongea
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-vyohongea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohongea
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-zohongea
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| u(XI)
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-ohongea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohongea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohongea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohongea
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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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