Swahili
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Verb
-meng'enya (infinitive kumeng'enya)
- to digest
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -meng'enya
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| Positive present
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-nameng'enya
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| Subjunctive
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-meng'enye
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| Negative
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-meng'enyi
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| Imperative singular
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meng'enya
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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meng'enya
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| Plural
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meng'enyeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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humeng'enya
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -limeng'enya
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kumeng'enya
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nameng'enya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninameng'enya/nameng'enya
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tunameng'enya
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| 2nd person
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unameng'enya
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mnameng'enya
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anameng'enya
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wanameng'enya
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nameng'enya
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -meng'enyi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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simeng'enyi
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hatumeng'enyi
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| 2nd person
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humeng'enyi
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hammeng'enyi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hameng'enyi
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hawameng'enyi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -meng'enyi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tameng'enya
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tameng'enya
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -meng'enye)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nimeng'enye
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tumeng'enye
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| 2nd person
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umeng'enye
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mmeng'enye
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ameng'enye
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wameng'enye
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -meng'enye
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -simeng'enye
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngemeng'enya
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singemeng'enya
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalimeng'enya
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalimeng'enya
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ameng'enya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nameng'enya
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twameng'enya
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| 2nd person
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wameng'enya
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mwameng'enya
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ameng'enya
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wameng'enya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wameng'enya
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yameng'enya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lameng'enya
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yameng'enya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chameng'enya
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vyameng'enya
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| n(IX/X)
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yameng'enya
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zameng'enya
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| u(XI)
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wameng'enya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwameng'enya
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| pa(XVI)
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pameng'enya
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwameng'enya
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -memeng'enya
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshameng'enya
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jameng'enya
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kimeng'enya
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipomeng'enya
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| Consecutive
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kameng'enya / positive subject concord + -kameng'enya
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kameng'enye
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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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-nimeng'enya
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-tumeng'enya
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| 2nd person
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-kumeng'enya
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-wameng'enya/-kumeng'enyeni/-wameng'enyeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mmeng'enya
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-wameng'enya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-umeng'enya
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-imeng'enya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-limeng'enya
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-yameng'enya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kimeng'enya
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-vimeng'enya
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| n(IX/X)
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-imeng'enya
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-zimeng'enya
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| u(XI)
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-umeng'enya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kumeng'enya
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| pa(XVI)
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-pameng'enya
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mumeng'enya
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| Reflexive
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-jimeng'enya
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -meng'enya- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-meng'enyaye
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-meng'enyao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-meng'enyao
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-meng'enyayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-meng'enyalo
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-meng'enyayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-meng'enyacho
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-meng'enyavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-meng'enyayo
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-meng'enyazo
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| u(XI)
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-meng'enyao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-meng'enyako
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| pa(XVI)
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-meng'enyapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-meng'enyamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -meng'enya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yemeng'enya
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-omeng'enya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-omeng'enya
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-yomeng'enya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lomeng'enya
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-yomeng'enya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chomeng'enya
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-vyomeng'enya
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| n(IX/X)
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-yomeng'enya
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-zomeng'enya
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| u(XI)
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-omeng'enya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-komeng'enya
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| pa(XVI)
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-pomeng'enya
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| mu(XVIII)
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-momeng'enya
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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