Spanish
Noun
jenga f (plural jengas)
- Jenga
- Jenga piece
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-jenga (infinitive kujenga)
- to build, to construct
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -jenga
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| Positive present
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-najenga
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| Subjunctive
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-jenge
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| Negative
|
-jengi
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| Imperative singular
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jenga
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kujenga
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| Negative
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kutojenga
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
jenga
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| Plural
|
jengeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hujenga
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lijenga
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kujenga
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -najenga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninajenga/najenga
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tunajenga
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| 2nd person
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unajenga
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mnajenga
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anajenga
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wanajenga
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -najenga
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -jengi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sijengi
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hatujengi
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| 2nd person
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hujengi
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hamjengi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hajengi
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hawajengi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -jengi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tajenga
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tajenga
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jenge)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nijenge
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tujenge
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| 2nd person
|
ujenge
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mjenge
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ajenge
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wajenge
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -jenge
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sijenge
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngejenga
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singejenga
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalijenga
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalijenga
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajenga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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najenga
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twajenga
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| 2nd person
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wajenga
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mwajenga
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ajenga
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wajenga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wajenga
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yajenga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lajenga
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yajenga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chajenga
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vyajenga
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| n(IX/X)
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yajenga
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zajenga
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| u(XI)
|
wajenga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwajenga
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| pa(XVI)
|
pajenga
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwajenga
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mejenga
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajenga
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajenga
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kijenga
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojenga
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| Consecutive
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kajenga / positive subject concord + -kajenga
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kajenge
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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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-nijenga
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-tujenga
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| 2nd person
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-kujenga
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-wajenga/-kujengeni/-wajengeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mjenga
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-wajenga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ujenga
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-ijenga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lijenga
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-yajenga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kijenga
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-vijenga
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| n(IX/X)
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-ijenga
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-zijenga
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| u(XI)
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-ujenga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kujenga
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| pa(XVI)
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-pajenga
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mujenga
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| Reflexive
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-jijenga
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jenga- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-jengaye
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-jengao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-jengao
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-jengayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-jengalo
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-jengayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-jengacho
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-jengavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-jengayo
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-jengazo
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| u(XI)
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-jengao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-jengako
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| pa(XVI)
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-jengapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-jengamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jenga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yejenga
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-ojenga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ojenga
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-yojenga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lojenga
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-yojenga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chojenga
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-vyojenga
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| n(IX/X)
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-yojenga
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-zojenga
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| u(XI)
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-ojenga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kojenga
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| pa(XVI)
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-pojenga
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mojenga
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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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