Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chaguza (infinitive kuchaguza)
- Causative form of -chagua
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chaguza
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| Positive present
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-nachaguza
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| Subjunctive
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-chaguze
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| Negative
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-chaguzi
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| Imperative singular
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chaguza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chaguza
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| Plural
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chaguzeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchaguza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichaguza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchaguza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachaguza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachaguza/nachaguza
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tunachaguza
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| 2nd person
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unachaguza
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mnachaguza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachaguza
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wanachaguza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachaguza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chaguzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichaguzi
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hatuchaguzi
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| 2nd person
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huchaguzi
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hamchaguzi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachaguzi
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hawachaguzi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chaguzi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachaguza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachaguza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chaguze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichaguze
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tuchaguze
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| 2nd person
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uchaguze
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mchaguze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achaguze
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wachaguze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chaguze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichaguze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechaguza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechaguza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichaguza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichaguza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achaguza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachaguza
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twachaguza
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| 2nd person
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wachaguza
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mwachaguza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achaguza
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wachaguza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachaguza
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yachaguza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachaguza
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yachaguza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachaguza
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vyachaguza
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| n(IX/X)
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yachaguza
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zachaguza
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| u(XI)
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wachaguza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachaguza
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| pa(XVI)
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pachaguza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachaguza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechaguza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachaguza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachaguza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichaguza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochaguza
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| Consecutive
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kachaguza / positive subject concord + -kachaguza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachaguze
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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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-nichaguza
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-tuchaguza
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| 2nd person
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-kuchaguza
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-wachaguza/-kuchaguzeni/-wachaguzeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchaguza
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-wachaguza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchaguza
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-ichaguza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichaguza
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-yachaguza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichaguza
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-vichaguza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichaguza
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-zichaguza
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| u(XI)
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-uchaguza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchaguza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachaguza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchaguza
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| Reflexive
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-jichaguza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chaguza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chaguzaye
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-chaguzao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chaguzao
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-chaguzayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chaguzalo
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-chaguzayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chaguzacho
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-chaguzavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chaguzayo
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-chaguzazo
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| u(XI)
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-chaguzao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chaguzako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chaguzapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chaguzamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chaguza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechaguza
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-ochaguza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochaguza
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-yochaguza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochaguza
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-yochaguza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochaguza
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-vyochaguza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochaguza
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-zochaguza
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| u(XI)
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-ochaguza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochaguza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochaguza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochaguza
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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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