Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chanjwa (infinitive kuchanjwa)
- Passive form of -chanja
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chanjwa
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| Positive present
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-nachanjwa
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| Subjunctive
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-chanjwe
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| Negative
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-chanjwi
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| Imperative singular
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chanjwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chanjwa
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| Plural
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chanjweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchanjwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichanjwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchanjwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachanjwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachanjwa/nachanjwa
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tunachanjwa
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| 2nd person
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unachanjwa
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mnachanjwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachanjwa
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wanachanjwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachanjwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chanjwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichanjwi
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hatuchanjwi
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| 2nd person
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huchanjwi
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hamchanjwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachanjwi
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hawachanjwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chanjwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachanjwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachanjwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chanjwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichanjwe
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tuchanjwe
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| 2nd person
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uchanjwe
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mchanjwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achanjwe
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wachanjwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chanjwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichanjwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechanjwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechanjwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichanjwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichanjwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achanjwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachanjwa
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twachanjwa
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| 2nd person
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wachanjwa
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mwachanjwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achanjwa
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wachanjwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachanjwa
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yachanjwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachanjwa
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yachanjwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachanjwa
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vyachanjwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yachanjwa
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zachanjwa
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| u(XI)
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wachanjwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachanjwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pachanjwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachanjwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechanjwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachanjwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachanjwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichanjwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochanjwa
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| Consecutive
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kachanjwa / positive subject concord + -kachanjwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachanjwe
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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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-nichanjwa
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-tuchanjwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuchanjwa
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-wachanjwa/-kuchanjweni/-wachanjweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchanjwa
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-wachanjwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchanjwa
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-ichanjwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichanjwa
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-yachanjwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichanjwa
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-vichanjwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichanjwa
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-zichanjwa
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| u(XI)
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-uchanjwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchanjwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachanjwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchanjwa
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| Reflexive
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-jichanjwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chanjwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chanjwaye
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-chanjwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chanjwao
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-chanjwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chanjwalo
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-chanjwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chanjwacho
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-chanjwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chanjwayo
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-chanjwazo
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| u(XI)
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-chanjwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chanjwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chanjwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chanjwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chanjwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechanjwa
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-ochanjwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochanjwa
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-yochanjwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochanjwa
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-yochanjwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochanjwa
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-vyochanjwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochanjwa
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-zochanjwa
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| u(XI)
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-ochanjwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochanjwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochanjwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochanjwa
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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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