Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-egama (infinitive kuegama)
- to lean on, be supported by
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -egama
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| Positive present
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-naegama
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| Subjunctive
|
-egame
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| Negative
|
-egami
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| Imperative singular
|
egama
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuegama
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| Negative
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kutoegama
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
egama
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| Plural
|
egameni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huegama
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liegama
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuegama
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naegama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaegama/naegama
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tunaegama
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| 2nd person
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unaegama
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mnaegama
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaegama
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wanaegama
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naegama
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -egami)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siegami
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hatuegami
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| 2nd person
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huegami
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hamwegami
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haegami
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hawaegami
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -egami
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taegama
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taegama
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -egame)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niegame
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tuegame
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| 2nd person
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uegame
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mwegame
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aegame
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waegame
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -egame
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siegame
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeegama
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeegama
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliegama
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliegama
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aegama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naegama
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twaegama
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| 2nd person
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waegama
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mwaegama
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aegama
|
waegama
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waegama
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yaegama
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laegama
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yaegama
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaegama
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vyaegama
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaegama
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zaegama
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| u(XI)
|
waegama
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaegama
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| pa(XVI)
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paegama
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaegama
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meegama
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaegama
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaegama
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiegama
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoegama
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| Consecutive
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kaegama / positive subject concord + -kaegama
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaegame
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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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-niegama
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-tuegama
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| 2nd person
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-kuegama
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-waegama/-kuegameni/-waegameni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwegama
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-waegama
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uegama
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-iegama
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liegama
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-yaegama
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiegama
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-viegama
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| n(IX/X)
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-iegama
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-ziegama
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| u(XI)
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-uegama
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuegama
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| pa(XVI)
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-paegama
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muegama
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| Reflexive
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-jiegama
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -egama- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-egamaye
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-egamao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-egamao
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-egamayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-egamalo
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-egamayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-egamacho
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-egamavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-egamayo
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-egamazo
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| u(XI)
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-egamao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-egamako
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| pa(XVI)
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-egamapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-egamamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -egama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeegama
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-oegama
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oegama
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-yoegama
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loegama
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-yoegama
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choegama
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-vyoegama
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoegama
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-zoegama
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| u(XI)
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-oegama
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koegama
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| pa(XVI)
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-poegama
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moegama
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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