Swahili
Verb
-jengua (infinitive kujengua)
- Conversive form of -jenga: to demolish, raze, pull down, tear down
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -jengua
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| Positive present
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-najengua
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| Subjunctive
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-jengue
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| Negative
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-jengui
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| Imperative singular
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jengua
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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jengua
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| Plural
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jengueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hujengua
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lijengua
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kujengua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -najengua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninajengua/najengua
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tunajengua
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| 2nd person
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unajengua
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mnajengua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anajengua
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wanajengua
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -najengua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -jengui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sijengui
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hatujengui
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| 2nd person
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hujengui
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hamjengui
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hajengui
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hawajengui
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -jengui
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tajengua
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tajengua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jengue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nijengue
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tujengue
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| 2nd person
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ujengue
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mjengue
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajengue
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wajengue
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -jengue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sijengue
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngejengua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singejengua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalijengua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalijengua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajengua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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najengua
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twajengua
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| 2nd person
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wajengua
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mwajengua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajengua
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wajengua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wajengua
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yajengua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lajengua
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yajengua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chajengua
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vyajengua
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| n(IX/X)
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yajengua
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zajengua
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| u(XI)
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wajengua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwajengua
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| pa(XVI)
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pajengua
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwajengua
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mejengua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajengua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajengua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kijengua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojengua
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| Consecutive
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kajengua / positive subject concord + -kajengua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kajengue
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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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-nijengua
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-tujengua
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| 2nd person
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-kujengua
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-wajengua/-kujengueni/-wajengueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mjengua
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-wajengua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ujengua
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-ijengua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lijengua
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-yajengua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kijengua
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-vijengua
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| n(IX/X)
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-ijengua
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-zijengua
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| u(XI)
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-ujengua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kujengua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pajengua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mujengua
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| Reflexive
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-jijengua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jengua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-jenguaye
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-jenguao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-jenguao
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-jenguayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-jengualo
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-jenguayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-jenguacho
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-jenguavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-jenguayo
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-jenguazo
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| u(XI)
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-jenguao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-jenguako
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| pa(XVI)
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-jenguapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-jenguamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jengua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yejengua
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-ojengua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ojengua
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-yojengua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lojengua
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-yojengua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chojengua
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-vyojengua
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| n(IX/X)
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-yojengua
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-zojengua
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| u(XI)
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-ojengua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kojengua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pojengua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mojengua
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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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