Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chekea (infinitive kuchekea)
- Applicative form of -cheka: to laugh at
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chekea
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| Positive present
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-nachekea
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| Subjunctive
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-chekee
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| Negative
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-chekei
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| Imperative singular
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chekea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chekea
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| Plural
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chekeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchekea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichekea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchekea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachekea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachekea/nachekea
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tunachekea
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| 2nd person
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unachekea
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mnachekea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachekea
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wanachekea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachekea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chekei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichekei
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hatuchekei
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| 2nd person
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huchekei
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hamchekei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachekei
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hawachekei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chekei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachekea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachekea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chekee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichekee
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tuchekee
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| 2nd person
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uchekee
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mchekee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achekee
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wachekee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chekee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichekee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechekea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechekea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichekea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichekea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achekea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachekea
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twachekea
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| 2nd person
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wachekea
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mwachekea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achekea
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wachekea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachekea
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yachekea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachekea
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yachekea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachekea
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vyachekea
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| n(IX/X)
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yachekea
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zachekea
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| u(XI)
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wachekea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachekea
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| pa(XVI)
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pachekea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachekea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechekea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachekea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachekea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichekea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochekea
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| Consecutive
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kachekea / positive subject concord + -kachekea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachekee
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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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-nichekea
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-tuchekea
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| 2nd person
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-kuchekea
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-wachekea/-kuchekeeni/-wachekeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchekea
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-wachekea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchekea
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-ichekea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichekea
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-yachekea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichekea
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-vichekea
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichekea
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-zichekea
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| u(XI)
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-uchekea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchekea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachekea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchekea
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| Reflexive
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-jichekea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chekea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chekeaye
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-chekeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chekeao
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-chekeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chekealo
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-chekeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chekeacho
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-chekeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chekeayo
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-chekeazo
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| u(XI)
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-chekeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chekeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chekeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chekeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chekea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechekea
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-ochekea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochekea
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-yochekea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochekea
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-yochekea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochekea
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-vyochekea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochekea
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-zochekea
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| u(XI)
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-ochekea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochekea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochekea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochekea
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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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