Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chanja (infinitive kuchanja)
- to make a cut or incision; chop (e.g. firewood)
- (medicine) to vaccinate, inject
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chanja
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| Positive present
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-nachanja
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| Subjunctive
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-chanje
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| Negative
|
-chanji
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| Imperative singular
|
chanja
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
chanja
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| Plural
|
chanjeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchanja
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lichanja
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchanja
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachanja)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachanja/nachanja
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tunachanja
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| 2nd person
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unachanja
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mnachanja
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachanja
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wanachanja
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachanja
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chanji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichanji
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hatuchanji
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| 2nd person
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huchanji
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hamchanji
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachanji
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hawachanji
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chanji
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachanja
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachanja
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chanje)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichanje
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tuchanje
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| 2nd person
|
uchanje
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mchanje
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achanje
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wachanje
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chanje
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichanje
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechanja
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechanja
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichanja
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichanja
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achanja)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachanja
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twachanja
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| 2nd person
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wachanja
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mwachanja
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achanja
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wachanja
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachanja
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yachanja
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachanja
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yachanja
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chachanja
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vyachanja
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| n(IX/X)
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yachanja
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zachanja
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| u(XI)
|
wachanja
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachanja
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| pa(XVI)
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pachanja
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachanja
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechanja
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachanja
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachanja
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichanja
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochanja
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| Consecutive
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kachanja / positive subject concord + -kachanja
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachanje
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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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-nichanja
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-tuchanja
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| 2nd person
|
-kuchanja
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-wachanja/-kuchanjeni/-wachanjeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchanja
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-wachanja
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchanja
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-ichanja
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichanja
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-yachanja
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichanja
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-vichanja
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichanja
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-zichanja
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| u(XI)
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-uchanja
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchanja
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachanja
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchanja
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| Reflexive
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-jichanja
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chanja- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chanjaye
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-chanjao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chanjao
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-chanjayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chanjalo
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-chanjayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chanjacho
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-chanjavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chanjayo
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-chanjazo
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| u(XI)
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-chanjao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chanjako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chanjapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chanjamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chanja)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechanja
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-ochanja
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochanja
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-yochanja
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochanja
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-yochanja
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochanja
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-vyochanja
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochanja
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-zochanja
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| u(XI)
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-ochanja
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochanja
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochanja
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochanja
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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