Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chapua (infinitive kuchapua)
- to accelerate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chapua
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| Positive present
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-nachapua
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| Subjunctive
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-chapue
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| Negative
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-chapui
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| Imperative singular
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chapua
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chapua
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| Plural
|
chapueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchapua
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichapua
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchapua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachapua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachapua/nachapua
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tunachapua
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| 2nd person
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unachapua
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mnachapua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachapua
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wanachapua
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachapua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chapui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichapui
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hatuchapui
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| 2nd person
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huchapui
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hamchapui
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachapui
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hawachapui
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chapui
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachapua
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachapua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chapue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichapue
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tuchapue
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| 2nd person
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uchapue
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mchapue
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achapue
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wachapue
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chapue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichapue
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechapua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechapua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichapua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichapua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achapua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachapua
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twachapua
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| 2nd person
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wachapua
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mwachapua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achapua
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wachapua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachapua
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yachapua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachapua
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yachapua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachapua
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vyachapua
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| n(IX/X)
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yachapua
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zachapua
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| u(XI)
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wachapua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachapua
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| pa(XVI)
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pachapua
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachapua
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechapua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachapua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachapua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichapua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochapua
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| Consecutive
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kachapua / positive subject concord + -kachapua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachapue
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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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-nichapua
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-tuchapua
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| 2nd person
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-kuchapua
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-wachapua/-kuchapueni/-wachapueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchapua
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-wachapua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchapua
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-ichapua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichapua
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-yachapua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichapua
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-vichapua
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichapua
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-zichapua
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| u(XI)
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-uchapua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchapua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachapua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchapua
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| Reflexive
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-jichapua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chapua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chapuaye
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-chapuao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chapuao
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-chapuayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chapualo
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-chapuayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chapuacho
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-chapuavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chapuayo
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-chapuazo
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| u(XI)
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-chapuao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chapuako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chapuapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chapuamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chapua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechapua
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-ochapua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochapua
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-yochapua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochapua
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-yochapua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochapua
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-vyochapua
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochapua
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-zochapua
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| u(XI)
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-ochapua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochapua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochapua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochapua
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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