Swahili
Verb
-chekeka (infinitive kuchekeka)
- Stative form of -cheka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chekeka
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| Positive present
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-nachekeka
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| Subjunctive
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-chekeke
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| Negative
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-chekeki
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| Imperative singular
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chekeka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chekeka
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| Plural
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chekekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchekeka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichekeka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchekeka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachekeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachekeka/nachekeka
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tunachekeka
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| 2nd person
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unachekeka
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mnachekeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachekeka
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wanachekeka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachekeka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chekeki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichekeki
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hatuchekeki
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| 2nd person
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huchekeki
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hamchekeki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachekeki
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hawachekeki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chekeki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachekeka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachekeka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chekeke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichekeke
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tuchekeke
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| 2nd person
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uchekeke
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mchekeke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achekeke
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wachekeke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chekeke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichekeke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechekeka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechekeka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichekeka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichekeka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achekeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachekeka
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twachekeka
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| 2nd person
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wachekeka
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mwachekeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achekeka
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wachekeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachekeka
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yachekeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachekeka
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yachekeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachekeka
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vyachekeka
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| n(IX/X)
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yachekeka
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zachekeka
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| u(XI)
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wachekeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachekeka
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| pa(XVI)
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pachekeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachekeka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechekeka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachekeka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachekeka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichekeka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochekeka
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| Consecutive
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kachekeka / positive subject concord + -kachekeka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachekeke
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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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-nichekeka
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-tuchekeka
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| 2nd person
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-kuchekeka
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-wachekeka/-kuchekekeni/-wachekekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchekeka
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-wachekeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchekeka
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-ichekeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichekeka
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-yachekeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichekeka
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-vichekeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichekeka
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-zichekeka
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| u(XI)
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-uchekeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchekeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachekeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchekeka
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| Reflexive
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-jichekeka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chekeka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chekekaye
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-chekekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chekekao
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-chekekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chekekalo
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-chekekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chekekacho
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-chekekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chekekayo
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-chekekazo
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| u(XI)
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-chekekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chekekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chekekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chekekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chekeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechekeka
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-ochekeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochekeka
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-yochekeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochekeka
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-yochekeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochekeka
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-vyochekeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochekeka
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-zochekeka
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| u(XI)
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-ochekeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochekeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochekeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochekeka
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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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