Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chelewesha (infinitive kuchelewesha)
- Causative form of -chelewa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chelewesha
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| Positive present
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-nachelewesha
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| Subjunctive
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-cheleweshe
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| Negative
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-cheleweshi
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| Imperative singular
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chelewesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chelewesha
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| Plural
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chelewesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchelewesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichelewesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchelewesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachelewesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachelewesha/nachelewesha
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tunachelewesha
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| 2nd person
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unachelewesha
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mnachelewesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachelewesha
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wanachelewesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachelewesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -cheleweshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sicheleweshi
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hatucheleweshi
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| 2nd person
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hucheleweshi
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hamcheleweshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hacheleweshi
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hawacheleweshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -cheleweshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachelewesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachelewesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -cheleweshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nicheleweshe
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tucheleweshe
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| 2nd person
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ucheleweshe
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mcheleweshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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acheleweshe
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wacheleweshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -cheleweshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sicheleweshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechelewesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechelewesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichelewesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichelewesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achelewesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachelewesha
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twachelewesha
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| 2nd person
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wachelewesha
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mwachelewesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achelewesha
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wachelewesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachelewesha
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yachelewesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachelewesha
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yachelewesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachelewesha
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vyachelewesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yachelewesha
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zachelewesha
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| u(XI)
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wachelewesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachelewesha
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| pa(XVI)
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pachelewesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachelewesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechelewesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachelewesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachelewesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichelewesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochelewesha
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| Consecutive
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kachelewesha / positive subject concord + -kachelewesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kacheleweshe
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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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-nichelewesha
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-tuchelewesha
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| 2nd person
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-kuchelewesha
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-wachelewesha/-kuchelewesheni/-wachelewesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchelewesha
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-wachelewesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchelewesha
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-ichelewesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichelewesha
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-yachelewesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichelewesha
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-vichelewesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichelewesha
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-zichelewesha
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| u(XI)
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-uchelewesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchelewesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachelewesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchelewesha
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| Reflexive
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-jichelewesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chelewesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-cheleweshaye
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-cheleweshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-cheleweshao
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-cheleweshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-cheleweshalo
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-cheleweshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cheleweshacho
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-cheleweshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-cheleweshayo
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-cheleweshazo
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| u(XI)
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-cheleweshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-cheleweshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-cheleweshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-cheleweshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chelewesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechelewesha
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-ochelewesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochelewesha
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-yochelewesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochelewesha
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-yochelewesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochelewesha
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-vyochelewesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochelewesha
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-zochelewesha
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| u(XI)
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-ochelewesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochelewesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochelewesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochelewesha
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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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