Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chanika (infinitive kuchanika)
- Stative form of -chana: to be torn
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chanika
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| Positive present
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-nachanika
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| Subjunctive
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-chanike
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| Negative
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-chaniki
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| Imperative singular
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chanika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chanika
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| Plural
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chanikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchanika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichanika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchanika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachanika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachanika/nachanika
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tunachanika
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| 2nd person
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unachanika
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mnachanika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachanika
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wanachanika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachanika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chaniki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichaniki
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hatuchaniki
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| 2nd person
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huchaniki
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hamchaniki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachaniki
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hawachaniki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chaniki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachanika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachanika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chanike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichanike
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tuchanike
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| 2nd person
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uchanike
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mchanike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achanike
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wachanike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chanike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichanike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechanika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechanika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichanika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichanika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achanika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachanika
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twachanika
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| 2nd person
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wachanika
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mwachanika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achanika
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wachanika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachanika
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yachanika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachanika
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yachanika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachanika
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vyachanika
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| n(IX/X)
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yachanika
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zachanika
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| u(XI)
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wachanika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachanika
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| pa(XVI)
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pachanika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachanika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechanika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachanika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachanika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichanika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochanika
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| Consecutive
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kachanika / positive subject concord + -kachanika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachanike
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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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-nichanika
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-tuchanika
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| 2nd person
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-kuchanika
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-wachanika/-kuchanikeni/-wachanikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchanika
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-wachanika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchanika
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-ichanika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichanika
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-yachanika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichanika
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-vichanika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichanika
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-zichanika
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| u(XI)
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-uchanika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchanika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachanika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchanika
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| Reflexive
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-jichanika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chanika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chanikaye
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-chanikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chanikao
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-chanikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chanikalo
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-chanikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chanikacho
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-chanikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chanikayo
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-chanikazo
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| u(XI)
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-chanikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chanikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chanikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chanikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chanika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechanika
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-ochanika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochanika
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-yochanika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochanika
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-yochanika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochanika
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-vyochanika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochanika
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-zochanika
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| u(XI)
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-ochanika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochanika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochanika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochanika
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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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