Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Verb
-achama (infinitive kuachama)
- to gape
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -achama
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| Positive present
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-naachama
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| Subjunctive
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-achame
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| Negative
|
-achami
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| Imperative singular
|
achama
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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achama
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| Plural
|
achameni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huachama
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liachama
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuachama
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naachama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaachama/naachama
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tunaachama
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| 2nd person
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unaachama
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mnaachama
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaachama
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wanaachama
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naachama
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -achami)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siachami
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hatuachami
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| 2nd person
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huachami
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hamwachami
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haachami
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hawaachami
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -achami
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taachama
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taachama
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -achame)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niachame
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tuachame
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| 2nd person
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uachame
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mwachame
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aachame
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waachame
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -achame
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siachame
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeachama
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeachama
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliachama
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliachama
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aachama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naachama
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twaachama
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| 2nd person
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waachama
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mwaachama
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aachama
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waachama
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waachama
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yaachama
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laachama
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yaachama
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaachama
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vyaachama
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| n(IX/X)
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yaachama
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zaachama
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| u(XI)
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waachama
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaachama
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| pa(XVI)
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paachama
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaachama
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meachama
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaachama
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaachama
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiachama
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoachama
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| Consecutive
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kaachama / positive subject concord + -kaachama
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaachame
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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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-niachama
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-tuachama
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| 2nd person
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-kuachama
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-waachama/-kuachameni/-waachameni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwachama
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-waachama
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uachama
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-iachama
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liachama
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-yaachama
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiachama
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-viachama
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| n(IX/X)
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-iachama
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-ziachama
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| u(XI)
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-uachama
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuachama
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| pa(XVI)
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-paachama
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muachama
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| Reflexive
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-jiachama
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -achama- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-achamaye
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-achamao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-achamao
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-achamayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-achamalo
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-achamayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-achamacho
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-achamavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-achamayo
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-achamazo
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| u(XI)
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-achamao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-achamako
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| pa(XVI)
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-achamapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-achamamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -achama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeachama
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-oachama
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oachama
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-yoachama
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loachama
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-yoachama
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choachama
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-vyoachama
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoachama
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-zoachama
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| u(XI)
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-oachama
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koachama
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| pa(XVI)
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-poachama
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moachama
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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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