Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-jengwa (infinitive kujengwa)
- Passive form of -jenga: to be built
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -jengwa
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| Positive present
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-najengwa
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| Subjunctive
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-jengwe
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| Negative
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-jengwi
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| Imperative singular
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jengwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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jengwa
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| Plural
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jengweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hujengwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lijengwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kujengwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -najengwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninajengwa/najengwa
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tunajengwa
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| 2nd person
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unajengwa
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mnajengwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anajengwa
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wanajengwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -najengwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -jengwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sijengwi
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hatujengwi
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| 2nd person
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hujengwi
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hamjengwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hajengwi
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hawajengwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -jengwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tajengwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tajengwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jengwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nijengwe
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tujengwe
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| 2nd person
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ujengwe
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mjengwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajengwe
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wajengwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -jengwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sijengwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngejengwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singejengwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalijengwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalijengwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajengwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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najengwa
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twajengwa
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| 2nd person
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wajengwa
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mwajengwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajengwa
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wajengwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wajengwa
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yajengwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lajengwa
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yajengwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chajengwa
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vyajengwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yajengwa
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zajengwa
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| u(XI)
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wajengwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwajengwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pajengwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwajengwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mejengwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajengwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajengwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kijengwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojengwa
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| Consecutive
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kajengwa / positive subject concord + -kajengwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kajengwe
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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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-nijengwa
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-tujengwa
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| 2nd person
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-kujengwa
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-wajengwa/-kujengweni/-wajengweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mjengwa
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-wajengwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ujengwa
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-ijengwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lijengwa
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-yajengwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kijengwa
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-vijengwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ijengwa
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-zijengwa
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| u(XI)
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-ujengwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kujengwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pajengwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mujengwa
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| Reflexive
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-jijengwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jengwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-jengwaye
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-jengwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-jengwao
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-jengwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-jengwalo
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-jengwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-jengwacho
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-jengwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-jengwayo
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-jengwazo
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| u(XI)
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-jengwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-jengwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-jengwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-jengwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jengwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yejengwa
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-ojengwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ojengwa
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-yojengwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lojengwa
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-yojengwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chojengwa
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-vyojengwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yojengwa
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-zojengwa
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| u(XI)
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-ojengwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kojengwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pojengwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mojengwa
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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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