Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chekwa (infinitive kuchekwa)
- Passive form of -cheka: to be laughed at
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chekwa
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| Positive present
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-nachekwa
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| Subjunctive
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-chekwe
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| Negative
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-chekwi
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| Imperative singular
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chekwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chekwa
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| Plural
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chekweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchekwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichekwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchekwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachekwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachekwa/nachekwa
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tunachekwa
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| 2nd person
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unachekwa
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mnachekwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachekwa
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wanachekwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachekwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chekwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichekwi
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hatuchekwi
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| 2nd person
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huchekwi
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hamchekwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachekwi
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hawachekwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chekwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachekwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachekwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chekwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichekwe
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tuchekwe
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| 2nd person
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uchekwe
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mchekwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achekwe
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wachekwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chekwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichekwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechekwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechekwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichekwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichekwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achekwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachekwa
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twachekwa
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| 2nd person
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wachekwa
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mwachekwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achekwa
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wachekwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachekwa
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yachekwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachekwa
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yachekwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachekwa
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vyachekwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yachekwa
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zachekwa
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| u(XI)
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wachekwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachekwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pachekwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachekwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechekwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachekwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachekwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichekwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochekwa
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| Consecutive
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kachekwa / positive subject concord + -kachekwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachekwe
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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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-nichekwa
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-tuchekwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuchekwa
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-wachekwa/-kuchekweni/-wachekweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchekwa
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-wachekwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchekwa
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-ichekwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichekwa
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-yachekwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichekwa
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-vichekwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichekwa
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-zichekwa
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| u(XI)
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-uchekwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchekwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachekwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchekwa
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| Reflexive
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-jichekwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chekwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chekwaye
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-chekwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chekwao
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-chekwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chekwalo
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-chekwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chekwacho
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-chekwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chekwayo
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-chekwazo
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| u(XI)
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-chekwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chekwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chekwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chekwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chekwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechekwa
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-ochekwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochekwa
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-yochekwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochekwa
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-yochekwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochekwa
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-vyochekwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochekwa
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-zochekwa
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| u(XI)
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-ochekwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochekwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochekwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochekwa
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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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