Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chelewa (infinitive kuchelewa)
- (stative) to be late
- umechelewa ― you are late
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chelewa
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| Positive present
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-nachelewa
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| Subjunctive
|
-chelewe
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| Negative
|
-chelewi
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| Imperative singular
|
chelewa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
chelewa
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| Plural
|
cheleweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huchelewa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lichelewa
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuchelewa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachelewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachelewa/nachelewa
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tunachelewa
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| 2nd person
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unachelewa
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mnachelewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachelewa
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wanachelewa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachelewa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chelewi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichelewi
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hatuchelewi
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| 2nd person
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huchelewi
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hamchelewi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachelewi
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hawachelewi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chelewi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachelewa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachelewa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chelewe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichelewe
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tuchelewe
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| 2nd person
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uchelewe
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mchelewe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achelewe
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wachelewe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chelewe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichelewe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechelewa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechelewa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichelewa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichelewa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achelewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachelewa
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twachelewa
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| 2nd person
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wachelewa
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mwachelewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achelewa
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wachelewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachelewa
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yachelewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachelewa
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yachelewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachelewa
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vyachelewa
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| n(IX/X)
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yachelewa
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zachelewa
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| u(XI)
|
wachelewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachelewa
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| pa(XVI)
|
pachelewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachelewa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechelewa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachelewa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachelewa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichelewa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochelewa
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| Consecutive
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kachelewa / positive subject concord + -kachelewa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachelewe
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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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-nichelewa
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-tuchelewa
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| 2nd person
|
-kuchelewa
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-wachelewa/-kucheleweni/-wacheleweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchelewa
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-wachelewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchelewa
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-ichelewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichelewa
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-yachelewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichelewa
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-vichelewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichelewa
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-zichelewa
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| u(XI)
|
-uchelewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchelewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachelewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchelewa
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| Reflexive
|
-jichelewa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chelewa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chelewaye
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-chelewao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chelewao
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-chelewayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chelewalo
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-chelewayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chelewacho
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-chelewavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chelewayo
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-chelewazo
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| u(XI)
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-chelewao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chelewako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chelewapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chelewamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chelewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechelewa
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-ochelewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochelewa
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-yochelewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochelewa
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-yochelewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochelewa
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-vyochelewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochelewa
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-zochelewa
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| u(XI)
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-ochelewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochelewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochelewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochelewa
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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
Noun
chelewa class ? (plural [please provide])
- hangover