Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
chafya class IX (no plural)
- sneezing
Verb
-chafya (infinitive kuchafya)
- to sneeze
- Synonym: -piga chafya
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chafya
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| Positive present
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-nachafya
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| Subjunctive
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-chafye
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| Negative
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-chafyi
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| Imperative singular
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chafya
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chafya
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| Plural
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chafyeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchafya
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichafya
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchafya
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachafya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachafya/nachafya
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tunachafya
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| 2nd person
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unachafya
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mnachafya
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachafya
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wanachafya
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachafya
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chafyi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichafyi
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hatuchafyi
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| 2nd person
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huchafyi
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hamchafyi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachafyi
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hawachafyi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chafyi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachafya
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachafya
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chafye)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichafye
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tuchafye
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| 2nd person
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uchafye
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mchafye
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achafye
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wachafye
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chafye
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichafye
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechafya
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechafya
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichafya
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichafya
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achafya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachafya
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twachafya
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| 2nd person
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wachafya
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mwachafya
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achafya
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wachafya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachafya
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yachafya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachafya
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yachafya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachafya
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vyachafya
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| n(IX/X)
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yachafya
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zachafya
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| u(XI)
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wachafya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachafya
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| pa(XVI)
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pachafya
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachafya
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechafya
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachafya
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachafya
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichafya
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochafya
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| Consecutive
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kachafya / positive subject concord + -kachafya
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachafye
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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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-nichafya
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-tuchafya
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| 2nd person
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-kuchafya
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-wachafya/-kuchafyeni/-wachafyeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchafya
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-wachafya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchafya
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-ichafya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichafya
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-yachafya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichafya
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-vichafya
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichafya
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-zichafya
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| u(XI)
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-uchafya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchafya
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachafya
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchafya
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| Reflexive
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-jichafya
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chafya- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chafyaye
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-chafyao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chafyao
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-chafyayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chafyalo
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-chafyayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chafyacho
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-chafyavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chafyayo
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-chafyazo
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| u(XI)
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-chafyao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chafyako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chafyapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chafyamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chafya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechafya
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-ochafya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochafya
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-yochafya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochafya
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-yochafya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochafya
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-vyochafya
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochafya
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-zochafya
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| u(XI)
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-ochafya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochafya
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochafya
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochafya
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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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