Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-nyongeka (infinitive kunyongeka)
- Stative form of -nyonga: to be twisted
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -nyongeka
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| Positive present
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-nanyongeka
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| Subjunctive
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-nyongeke
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| Negative
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-nyongeki
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| Imperative singular
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nyongeka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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nyongeka
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| Plural
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nyongekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hunyongeka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -linyongeka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunyongeka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyongeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninanyongeka/nanyongeka
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tunanyongeka
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| 2nd person
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unanyongeka
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mnanyongeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananyongeka
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wananyongeka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanyongeka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyongeki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sinyongeki
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hatunyongeki
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| 2nd person
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hunyongeki
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hamnyongeki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanyongeki
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hawanyongeki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -nyongeki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanyongeka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanyongeka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyongeke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninyongeke
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tunyongeke
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| 2nd person
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unyongeke
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mnyongeke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anyongeke
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wanyongeke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nyongeke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinyongeke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenyongeka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenyongeka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinyongeka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinyongeka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyongeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nanyongeka
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twanyongeka
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| 2nd person
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wanyongeka
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mwanyongeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anyongeka
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wanyongeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wanyongeka
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yanyongeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lanyongeka
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yanyongeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chanyongeka
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vyanyongeka
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| n(IX/X)
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yanyongeka
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zanyongeka
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| u(XI)
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wanyongeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwanyongeka
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| pa(XVI)
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panyongeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwanyongeka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menyongeka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanyongeka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janyongeka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinyongeka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponyongeka
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| Consecutive
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kanyongeka / positive subject concord + -kanyongeka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanyongeke
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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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-ninyongeka
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-tunyongeka
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| 2nd person
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-kunyongeka
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-wanyongeka/-kunyongekeni/-wanyongekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mnyongeka
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-wanyongeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-unyongeka
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-inyongeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-linyongeka
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-yanyongeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kinyongeka
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-vinyongeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-inyongeka
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-zinyongeka
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| u(XI)
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-unyongeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kunyongeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-panyongeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-munyongeka
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| Reflexive
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-jinyongeka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyongeka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-nyongekaye
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-nyongekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-nyongekao
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-nyongekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-nyongekalo
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-nyongekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-nyongekacho
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-nyongekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-nyongekayo
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-nyongekazo
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| u(XI)
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-nyongekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-nyongekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-nyongekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-nyongekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyongeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yenyongeka
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-onyongeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onyongeka
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-yonyongeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lonyongeka
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-yonyongeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chonyongeka
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-vyonyongeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yonyongeka
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-zonyongeka
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| u(XI)
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-onyongeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-konyongeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-ponyongeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-monyongeka
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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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