Chichewa
Etymology
Cognate with Swahili -nyenga.
Pronunciation
Verb
-nyengá (infinitive kunyéngá)
- deceive, trick
- cheat (someone)
Derived terms
- Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -nyengera
- Causative: -nyengetsa
- Passive: -nyengedwa
- Reduplicative: -nyenganyenga
- Repetitive: -nyenganso
Shona
Verb
-nyéngá (infinitive kunyéngá)
- woo, court
- gain favor with someone
- (informal) have sex
Swahili
Etymology
Cognate with Chichewa -nyenga.
Pronunciation
Verb
-nyenga (infinitive kunyenga)
- to cheat (someone)
- to harass, persecute, force something out of someone
- (street slang) to anally penetrate (in homosexual contexts, but regarded as a non-homosexual activity)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -nyenga
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| Positive present
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-nanyenga
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| Subjunctive
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-nyenge
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| Negative
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-nyengi
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| Imperative singular
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nyenga
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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nyenga
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| Plural
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nyengeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hunyenga
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -linyenga
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunyenga
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyenga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninanyenga/nanyenga
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tunanyenga
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| 2nd person
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unanyenga
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mnanyenga
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananyenga
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wananyenga
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanyenga
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyengi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sinyengi
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hatunyengi
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| 2nd person
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hunyengi
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hamnyengi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanyengi
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hawanyengi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -nyengi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanyenga
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanyenga
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyenge)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninyenge
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tunyenge
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| 2nd person
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unyenge
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mnyenge
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anyenge
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wanyenge
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nyenge
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinyenge
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenyenga
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenyenga
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinyenga
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinyenga
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyenga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nanyenga
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twanyenga
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| 2nd person
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wanyenga
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mwanyenga
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anyenga
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wanyenga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wanyenga
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yanyenga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lanyenga
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yanyenga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chanyenga
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vyanyenga
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| n(IX/X)
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yanyenga
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zanyenga
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| u(XI)
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wanyenga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwanyenga
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| pa(XVI)
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panyenga
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwanyenga
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menyenga
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanyenga
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janyenga
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinyenga
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponyenga
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| Consecutive
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kanyenga / positive subject concord + -kanyenga
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanyenge
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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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-ninyenga
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-tunyenga
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| 2nd person
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-kunyenga
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-wanyenga/-kunyengeni/-wanyengeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mnyenga
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-wanyenga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-unyenga
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-inyenga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-linyenga
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-yanyenga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kinyenga
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-vinyenga
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| n(IX/X)
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-inyenga
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-zinyenga
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| u(XI)
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-unyenga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kunyenga
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| pa(XVI)
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-panyenga
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| mu(XVIII)
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-munyenga
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| Reflexive
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-jinyenga
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyenga- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-nyengaye
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-nyengao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-nyengao
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-nyengayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-nyengalo
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-nyengayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-nyengacho
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-nyengavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-nyengayo
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-nyengazo
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| u(XI)
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-nyengao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-nyengako
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| pa(XVI)
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-nyengapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-nyengamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyenga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yenyenga
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-onyenga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onyenga
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-yonyenga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lonyenga
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-yonyenga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chonyenga
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-vyonyenga
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| n(IX/X)
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-yonyenga
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-zonyenga
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| u(XI)
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-onyenga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-konyenga
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| pa(XVI)
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-ponyenga
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| mu(XVIII)
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-monyenga
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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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