Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chochewa (infinitive kuchochewa)
- Passive form of -chocha: to be provoked
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chochewa
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| Positive present
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-nachochewa
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| Subjunctive
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-chochewe
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| Negative
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-chochewi
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| Imperative singular
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chochewa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chochewa
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| Plural
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chocheweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchochewa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichochewa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchochewa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachochewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachochewa/nachochewa
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tunachochewa
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| 2nd person
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unachochewa
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mnachochewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachochewa
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wanachochewa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachochewa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chochewi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichochewi
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hatuchochewi
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| 2nd person
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huchochewi
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hamchochewi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachochewi
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hawachochewi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chochewi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachochewa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachochewa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chochewe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichochewe
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tuchochewe
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| 2nd person
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uchochewe
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mchochewe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achochewe
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wachochewe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chochewe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichochewe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechochewa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechochewa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichochewa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichochewa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achochewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachochewa
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twachochewa
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| 2nd person
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wachochewa
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mwachochewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achochewa
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wachochewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachochewa
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yachochewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachochewa
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yachochewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachochewa
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vyachochewa
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| n(IX/X)
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yachochewa
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zachochewa
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| u(XI)
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wachochewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachochewa
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| pa(XVI)
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pachochewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachochewa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechochewa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachochewa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachochewa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichochewa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochochewa
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| Consecutive
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kachochewa / positive subject concord + -kachochewa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachochewe
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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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-nichochewa
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-tuchochewa
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| 2nd person
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-kuchochewa
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-wachochewa/-kuchocheweni/-wachocheweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchochewa
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-wachochewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchochewa
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-ichochewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichochewa
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-yachochewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichochewa
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-vichochewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichochewa
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-zichochewa
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| u(XI)
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-uchochewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchochewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachochewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchochewa
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| Reflexive
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-jichochewa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chochewa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chochewaye
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-chochewao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chochewao
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-chochewayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chochewalo
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-chochewayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochewacho
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-chochewavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chochewayo
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-chochewazo
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| u(XI)
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-chochewao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chochewako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chochewapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chochewamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chochewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechochewa
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-ochochewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochochewa
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-yochochewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochochewa
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-yochochewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochochewa
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-vyochochewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochochewa
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-zochochewa
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| u(XI)
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-ochochewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochochewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochochewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochochewa
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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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