Swahili
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Johnson 1939 page 384: "Cf. hongea, under honga, v. of which pongea appears to be a variant."”)
Verb
-pongea (infinitive kupongea)
- to recovery (from illness or a difficult position)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pongea
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| Positive present
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-napongea
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| Subjunctive
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-pongee
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| Negative
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-pongei
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| Imperative singular
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pongea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pongea
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| Plural
|
pongeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupongea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipongea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupongea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napongea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapongea/napongea
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tunapongea
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| 2nd person
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unapongea
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mnapongea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapongea
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wanapongea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napongea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pongei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipongei
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hatupongei
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| 2nd person
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hupongei
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hampongei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapongei
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hawapongei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pongei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapongea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapongea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pongee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipongee
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tupongee
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| 2nd person
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upongee
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mpongee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apongee
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wapongee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pongee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipongee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepongea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepongea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipongea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipongea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apongea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napongea
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twapongea
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| 2nd person
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wapongea
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mwapongea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
apongea
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wapongea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapongea
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yapongea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapongea
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yapongea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapongea
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vyapongea
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| n(IX/X)
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yapongea
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zapongea
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| u(XI)
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wapongea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapongea
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| pa(XVI)
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papongea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapongea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepongea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapongea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japongea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipongea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopongea
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| Consecutive
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kapongea / positive subject concord + -kapongea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapongee
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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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-nipongea
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-tupongea
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| 2nd person
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-kupongea
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-wapongea/-kupongeeni/-wapongeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpongea
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-wapongea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upongea
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-ipongea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipongea
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-yapongea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipongea
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-vipongea
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipongea
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-zipongea
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| u(XI)
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-upongea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupongea
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| pa(XVI)
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-papongea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupongea
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| Reflexive
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-jipongea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pongea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pongeaye
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-pongeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pongeao
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-pongeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pongealo
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-pongeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pongeacho
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-pongeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pongeayo
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-pongeazo
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| u(XI)
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-pongeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pongeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pongeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pongeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pongea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepongea
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-opongea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opongea
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-yopongea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopongea
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-yopongea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopongea
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-vyopongea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopongea
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-zopongea
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| u(XI)
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-opongea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopongea
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| pa(XVI)
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-popongea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopongea
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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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