English
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish چكی (cheki).
Noun
cheki (plural chekis)
- (Turkish units of measurement) A unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.).
- (historical units of measurement) A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 180 okas.
- (historical units of measurement) A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 100 dirhems (variously .15–.35 kg).
- 1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, Vol. XXX, s.v. "Rottolo":
- At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 194⁄5 oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois.
- 1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, s.v. "Weights and Measures":
- Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).
Meronyms
Translations
Translations
- Ottoman Turkish: چكی (cheki)
- Polish: czeki n
- Turkish: çeki (tr)
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Anagrams
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Noun
cheki
- plural of cheko
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English cheque.
Noun
cheki class IX (plural cheki class X)
- cheque (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity)
- Synonym: hundi
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English check.
Verb
-cheki (infinitive kucheki)
- (Sheng) to look at or check something
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -cheki
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| Positive present
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-nacheki
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| Subjunctive
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-cheki
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| Negative
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-cheki
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| Imperative singular
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cheki
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kucheki
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| Negative
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kutocheki
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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cheki
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| Plural
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chekini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hucheki
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -licheki
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kucheki
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nacheki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninacheki/nacheki
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tunacheki
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| 2nd person
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unacheki
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mnacheki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anacheki
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wanacheki
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nacheki
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -cheki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sicheki
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hatucheki
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| 2nd person
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hucheki
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hamcheki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hacheki
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hawacheki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -cheki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tacheki
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tacheki
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -cheki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nicheki
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tucheki
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| 2nd person
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ucheki
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mcheki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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acheki
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wacheki
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -cheki
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sicheki
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngecheki
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singecheki
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalicheki
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalicheki
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -acheki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nacheki
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twacheki
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| 2nd person
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wacheki
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mwacheki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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acheki
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wacheki
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wacheki
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yacheki
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lacheki
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yacheki
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chacheki
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vyacheki
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| n(IX/X)
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yacheki
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zacheki
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| u(XI)
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wacheki
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwacheki
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| pa(XVI)
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pacheki
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwacheki
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mecheki
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshacheki
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jacheki
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kicheki
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipocheki
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| Consecutive
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kacheki / positive subject concord + -kacheki
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kacheki
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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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-nicheki
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-tucheki
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| 2nd person
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-kucheki
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-wacheki/-kuchekini/-wachekini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mcheki
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-wacheki
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ucheki
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-icheki
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-licheki
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-yacheki
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kicheki
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-vicheki
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| n(IX/X)
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-icheki
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-zicheki
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| u(XI)
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-ucheki
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kucheki
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| pa(XVI)
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-pacheki
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mucheki
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| Reflexive
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-jicheki
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -cheki- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chekiye
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-chekio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chekio
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-chekiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chekilo
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-chekiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chekicho
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-chekivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chekiyo
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-chekizo
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| u(XI)
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-chekio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chekiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-chekipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chekimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -cheki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yecheki
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-ocheki
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ocheki
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-yocheki
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-locheki
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-yocheki
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chocheki
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-vyocheki
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| n(IX/X)
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-yocheki
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-zocheki
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| u(XI)
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-ocheki
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kocheki
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| pa(XVI)
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-pocheki
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mocheki
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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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