Swahili
Verb
-chongea (infinitive kuchongea)
- Applicative form of -chonga
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chongea
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| Positive present
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-nachongea
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| Subjunctive
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-chongee
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| Negative
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-chongei
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| Imperative singular
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chongea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chongea
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| Plural
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chongeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchongea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichongea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchongea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachongea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachongea/nachongea
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tunachongea
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| 2nd person
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unachongea
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mnachongea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachongea
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wanachongea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachongea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chongei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichongei
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hatuchongei
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| 2nd person
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huchongei
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hamchongei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachongei
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hawachongei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chongei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachongea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachongea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chongee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichongee
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tuchongee
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| 2nd person
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uchongee
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mchongee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achongee
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wachongee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chongee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichongee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechongea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechongea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichongea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichongea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achongea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachongea
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twachongea
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| 2nd person
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wachongea
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mwachongea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achongea
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wachongea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachongea
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yachongea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachongea
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yachongea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachongea
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vyachongea
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| n(IX/X)
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yachongea
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zachongea
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| u(XI)
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wachongea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachongea
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| pa(XVI)
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pachongea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachongea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechongea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachongea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachongea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichongea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochongea
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| Consecutive
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kachongea / positive subject concord + -kachongea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachongee
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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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-nichongea
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-tuchongea
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| 2nd person
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-kuchongea
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-wachongea/-kuchongeeni/-wachongeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchongea
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-wachongea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchongea
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-ichongea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichongea
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-yachongea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichongea
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-vichongea
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichongea
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-zichongea
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| u(XI)
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-uchongea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchongea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachongea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchongea
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| Reflexive
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-jichongea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chongea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chongeaye
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-chongeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chongeao
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-chongeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chongealo
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-chongeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chongeacho
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-chongeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chongeayo
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-chongeazo
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| u(XI)
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-chongeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chongeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chongeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chongeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chongea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechongea
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-ochongea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochongea
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-yochongea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochongea
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-yochongea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochongea
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-vyochongea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochongea
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-zochongea
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| u(XI)
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-ochongea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochongea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochongea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochongea
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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