Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-achika (infinitive kuachika)
- Stative form of -acha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -achika
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| Positive present
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-naachika
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| Subjunctive
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-achike
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| Negative
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-achiki
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| Imperative singular
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achika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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achika
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| Plural
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achikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huachika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liachika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuachika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naachika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaachika/naachika
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tunaachika
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| 2nd person
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unaachika
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mnaachika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaachika
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wanaachika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naachika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -achiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siachiki
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hatuachiki
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| 2nd person
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huachiki
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hamwachiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haachiki
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hawaachiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -achiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taachika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taachika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -achike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niachike
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tuachike
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| 2nd person
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uachike
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mwachike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aachike
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waachike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -achike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siachike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeachika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeachika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliachika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliachika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aachika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naachika
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twaachika
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| 2nd person
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waachika
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mwaachika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aachika
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waachika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waachika
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yaachika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laachika
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yaachika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaachika
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vyaachika
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| n(IX/X)
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yaachika
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zaachika
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| u(XI)
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waachika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaachika
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| pa(XVI)
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paachika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaachika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meachika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaachika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaachika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiachika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoachika
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| Consecutive
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kaachika / positive subject concord + -kaachika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaachike
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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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-niachika
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-tuachika
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| 2nd person
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-kuachika
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-waachika/-kuachikeni/-waachikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwachika
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-waachika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uachika
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-iachika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liachika
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-yaachika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiachika
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-viachika
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| n(IX/X)
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-iachika
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-ziachika
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| u(XI)
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-uachika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuachika
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| pa(XVI)
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-paachika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muachika
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| Reflexive
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-jiachika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -achika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-achikaye
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-achikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-achikao
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-achikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-achikalo
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-achikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-achikacho
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-achikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-achikayo
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-achikazo
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| u(XI)
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-achikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-achikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-achikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-achikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -achika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeachika
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-oachika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oachika
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-yoachika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loachika
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-yoachika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choachika
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-vyoachika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoachika
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-zoachika
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| u(XI)
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-oachika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koachika
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| pa(XVI)
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-poachika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moachika
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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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