Swahili
Verb
-changwa (infinitive kuchangwa)
- Passive form of -changa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -changwa
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| Positive present
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-nachangwa
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| Subjunctive
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-changwe
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| Negative
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-changwi
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| Imperative singular
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changwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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changwa
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| Plural
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changweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchangwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichangwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchangwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachangwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachangwa/nachangwa
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tunachangwa
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| 2nd person
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unachangwa
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mnachangwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachangwa
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wanachangwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachangwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -changwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichangwi
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hatuchangwi
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| 2nd person
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huchangwi
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hamchangwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachangwi
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hawachangwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -changwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachangwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachangwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -changwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichangwe
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tuchangwe
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| 2nd person
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uchangwe
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mchangwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achangwe
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wachangwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -changwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichangwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechangwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechangwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichangwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichangwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achangwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachangwa
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twachangwa
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| 2nd person
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wachangwa
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mwachangwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achangwa
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wachangwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachangwa
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yachangwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachangwa
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yachangwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachangwa
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vyachangwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yachangwa
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zachangwa
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| u(XI)
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wachangwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachangwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pachangwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachangwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechangwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachangwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachangwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichangwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochangwa
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| Consecutive
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kachangwa / positive subject concord + -kachangwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachangwe
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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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-nichangwa
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-tuchangwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuchangwa
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-wachangwa/-kuchangweni/-wachangweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchangwa
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-wachangwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchangwa
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-ichangwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichangwa
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-yachangwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichangwa
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-vichangwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichangwa
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-zichangwa
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| u(XI)
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-uchangwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchangwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachangwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchangwa
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| Reflexive
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-jichangwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -changwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-changwaye
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-changwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-changwao
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-changwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-changwalo
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-changwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-changwacho
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-changwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-changwayo
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-changwazo
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| u(XI)
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-changwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-changwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-changwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-changwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -changwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechangwa
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-ochangwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochangwa
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-yochangwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochangwa
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-yochangwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochangwa
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-vyochangwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochangwa
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-zochangwa
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| u(XI)
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-ochangwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochangwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochangwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochangwa
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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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