Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chakaa (infinitive kuchakaa)
- to wear out
- to lose strength
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chakaa
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| Positive present
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-nachakaa
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| Subjunctive
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-chakae
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| Negative
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-chakai
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| Imperative singular
|
chakaa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chakaa
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| Plural
|
chakaeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchakaa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichakaa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchakaa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachakaa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachakaa/nachakaa
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tunachakaa
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| 2nd person
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unachakaa
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mnachakaa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachakaa
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wanachakaa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachakaa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chakai)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichakai
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hatuchakai
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| 2nd person
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huchakai
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hamchakai
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachakai
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hawachakai
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chakai
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachakaa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachakaa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chakae)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichakae
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tuchakae
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| 2nd person
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uchakae
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mchakae
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achakae
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wachakae
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chakae
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichakae
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechakaa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechakaa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichakaa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichakaa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achakaa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachakaa
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twachakaa
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| 2nd person
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wachakaa
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mwachakaa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achakaa
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wachakaa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachakaa
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yachakaa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachakaa
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yachakaa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachakaa
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vyachakaa
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| n(IX/X)
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yachakaa
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zachakaa
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| u(XI)
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wachakaa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachakaa
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| pa(XVI)
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pachakaa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachakaa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechakaa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachakaa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachakaa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichakaa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochakaa
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| Consecutive
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kachakaa / positive subject concord + -kachakaa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachakae
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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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-nichakaa
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-tuchakaa
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| 2nd person
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-kuchakaa
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-wachakaa/-kuchakaeni/-wachakaeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchakaa
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-wachakaa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchakaa
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-ichakaa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichakaa
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-yachakaa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichakaa
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-vichakaa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichakaa
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-zichakaa
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| u(XI)
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-uchakaa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchakaa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachakaa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchakaa
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| Reflexive
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-jichakaa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chakaa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chakaaye
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-chakaao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chakaao
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-chakaayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chakaalo
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-chakaayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chakaacho
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-chakaavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chakaayo
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-chakaazo
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| u(XI)
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-chakaao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chakaako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chakaapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chakaamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chakaa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechakaa
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-ochakaa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochakaa
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-yochakaa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochakaa
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-yochakaa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochakaa
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-vyochakaa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochakaa
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-zochakaa
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| u(XI)
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-ochakaa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochakaa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochakaa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochakaa
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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