Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-achia (infinitive kuachia)
- Applicative form of -acha: to leave to
1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 5:[…] wao wamekufa na kuniachia, tuseme labda, chakula changu tu.- […] they died and left me, let's maybe say, just my food.
- to release from
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -achia
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| Positive present
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-naachia
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| Subjunctive
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-achie
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| Negative
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-achii
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| Imperative singular
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achia
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuachia
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| Negative
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kutoachia
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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achia
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| Plural
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achieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huachia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liachia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuachia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naachia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaachia/naachia
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tunaachia
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| 2nd person
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unaachia
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mnaachia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaachia
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wanaachia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naachia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -achii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siachii
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hatuachii
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| 2nd person
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huachii
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hamwachii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haachii
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hawaachii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -achii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taachia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taachia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -achie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niachie
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tuachie
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| 2nd person
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uachie
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mwachie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aachie
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waachie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -achie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siachie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeachia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeachia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliachia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliachia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aachia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naachia
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twaachia
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| 2nd person
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waachia
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mwaachia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aachia
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waachia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waachia
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yaachia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laachia
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yaachia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaachia
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vyaachia
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| n(IX/X)
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yaachia
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zaachia
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| u(XI)
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waachia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaachia
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| pa(XVI)
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paachia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaachia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meachia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaachia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaachia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiachia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoachia
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| Consecutive
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kaachia / positive subject concord + -kaachia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaachie
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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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-niachia
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-tuachia
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| 2nd person
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-kuachia
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-waachia/-kuachieni/-waachieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwachia
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-waachia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uachia
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-iachia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liachia
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-yaachia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiachia
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-viachia
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| n(IX/X)
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-iachia
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-ziachia
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| u(XI)
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-uachia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuachia
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| pa(XVI)
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-paachia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muachia
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| Reflexive
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-jiachia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -achia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-achiaye
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-achiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-achiao
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-achiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-achialo
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-achiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-achiacho
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-achiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-achiayo
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-achiazo
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| u(XI)
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-achiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-achiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-achiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-achiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -achia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeachia
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-oachia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oachia
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-yoachia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loachia
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-yoachia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choachia
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-vyoachia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoachia
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-zoachia
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| u(XI)
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-oachia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koachia
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| pa(XVI)
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-poachia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moachia
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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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Derived terms