Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chekesha (infinitive kuchekesha)
- Causative form of -cheka: to joke, to kid
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chekesha
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| Positive present
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-nachekesha
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| Subjunctive
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-chekeshe
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| Negative
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-chekeshi
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| Imperative singular
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chekesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chekesha
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| Plural
|
chekesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchekesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichekesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchekesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachekesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachekesha/nachekesha
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tunachekesha
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| 2nd person
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unachekesha
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mnachekesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachekesha
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wanachekesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachekesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chekeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichekeshi
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hatuchekeshi
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| 2nd person
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huchekeshi
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hamchekeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachekeshi
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hawachekeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chekeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachekesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachekesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chekeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichekeshe
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tuchekeshe
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| 2nd person
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uchekeshe
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mchekeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achekeshe
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wachekeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chekeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichekeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechekesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechekesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichekesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichekesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achekesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachekesha
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twachekesha
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| 2nd person
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wachekesha
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mwachekesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achekesha
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wachekesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachekesha
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yachekesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachekesha
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yachekesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachekesha
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vyachekesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yachekesha
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zachekesha
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| u(XI)
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wachekesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachekesha
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| pa(XVI)
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pachekesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachekesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechekesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachekesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachekesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichekesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochekesha
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| Consecutive
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kachekesha / positive subject concord + -kachekesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachekeshe
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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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-nichekesha
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-tuchekesha
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| 2nd person
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-kuchekesha
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-wachekesha/-kuchekesheni/-wachekesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchekesha
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-wachekesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchekesha
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-ichekesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichekesha
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-yachekesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichekesha
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-vichekesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichekesha
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-zichekesha
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| u(XI)
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-uchekesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchekesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachekesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchekesha
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| Reflexive
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-jichekesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chekesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chekeshaye
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-chekeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chekeshao
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-chekeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chekeshalo
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-chekeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chekeshacho
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-chekeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chekeshayo
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-chekeshazo
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| u(XI)
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-chekeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chekeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chekeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chekeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chekesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechekesha
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-ochekesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochekesha
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-yochekesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochekesha
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-yochekesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochekesha
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-vyochekesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochekesha
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-zochekesha
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| u(XI)
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-ochekesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochekesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochekesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochekesha
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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