Swahili
Verb
-chanjiana (infinitive kuchanjiana)
- Reciprocal form of -chanja:
- to make an incision in each other
- (by extension) to become blood brothers
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chanjiana
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| Positive present
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-nachanjiana
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| Subjunctive
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-chanjiane
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| Negative
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-chanjiani
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| Imperative singular
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chanjiana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chanjiana
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| Plural
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chanjianeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchanjiana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichanjiana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchanjiana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachanjiana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachanjiana/nachanjiana
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tunachanjiana
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| 2nd person
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unachanjiana
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mnachanjiana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachanjiana
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wanachanjiana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachanjiana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chanjiani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichanjiani
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hatuchanjiani
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| 2nd person
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huchanjiani
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hamchanjiani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachanjiani
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hawachanjiani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chanjiani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachanjiana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachanjiana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chanjiane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichanjiane
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tuchanjiane
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| 2nd person
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uchanjiane
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mchanjiane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achanjiane
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wachanjiane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chanjiane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichanjiane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechanjiana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechanjiana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichanjiana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichanjiana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achanjiana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachanjiana
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twachanjiana
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| 2nd person
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wachanjiana
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mwachanjiana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achanjiana
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wachanjiana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachanjiana
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yachanjiana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachanjiana
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yachanjiana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachanjiana
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vyachanjiana
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| n(IX/X)
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yachanjiana
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zachanjiana
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| u(XI)
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wachanjiana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachanjiana
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| pa(XVI)
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pachanjiana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachanjiana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechanjiana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachanjiana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachanjiana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichanjiana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochanjiana
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| Consecutive
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kachanjiana / positive subject concord + -kachanjiana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachanjiane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -chanjiana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chanjianaye
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-chanjianao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chanjianao
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-chanjianayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chanjianalo
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-chanjianayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chanjianacho
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-chanjianavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chanjianayo
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-chanjianazo
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| u(XI)
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-chanjianao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chanjianako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chanjianapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chanjianamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -chanjiana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechanjiana
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-ochanjiana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochanjiana
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-yochanjiana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochanjiana
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-yochanjiana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochanjiana
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-vyochanjiana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochanjiana
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-zochanjiana
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| u(XI)
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-ochanjiana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochanjiana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochanjiana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochanjiana
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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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