Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chemshwa (infinitive kuchemshwa)
- Passive form of -chemsha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chemshwa
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| Positive present
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-nachemshwa
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| Subjunctive
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-chemshwe
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| Negative
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-chemshwi
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| Imperative singular
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chemshwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chemshwa
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| Plural
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chemshweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchemshwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichemshwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchemshwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachemshwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachemshwa/nachemshwa
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tunachemshwa
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| 2nd person
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unachemshwa
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mnachemshwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachemshwa
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wanachemshwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachemshwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chemshwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichemshwi
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hatuchemshwi
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| 2nd person
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huchemshwi
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hamchemshwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachemshwi
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hawachemshwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chemshwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachemshwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachemshwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chemshwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichemshwe
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tuchemshwe
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| 2nd person
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uchemshwe
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mchemshwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achemshwe
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wachemshwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chemshwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichemshwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechemshwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechemshwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichemshwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichemshwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achemshwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachemshwa
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twachemshwa
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| 2nd person
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wachemshwa
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mwachemshwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achemshwa
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wachemshwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachemshwa
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yachemshwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachemshwa
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yachemshwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachemshwa
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vyachemshwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yachemshwa
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zachemshwa
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| u(XI)
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wachemshwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachemshwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pachemshwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachemshwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechemshwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachemshwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachemshwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichemshwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochemshwa
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| Consecutive
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kachemshwa / positive subject concord + -kachemshwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachemshwe
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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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-nichemshwa
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-tuchemshwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuchemshwa
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-wachemshwa/-kuchemshweni/-wachemshweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchemshwa
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-wachemshwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchemshwa
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-ichemshwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichemshwa
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-yachemshwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichemshwa
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-vichemshwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichemshwa
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-zichemshwa
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| u(XI)
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-uchemshwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchemshwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachemshwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchemshwa
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| Reflexive
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-jichemshwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chemshwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chemshwaye
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-chemshwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chemshwao
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-chemshwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chemshwalo
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-chemshwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chemshwacho
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-chemshwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chemshwayo
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-chemshwazo
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| u(XI)
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-chemshwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chemshwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chemshwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chemshwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chemshwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechemshwa
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-ochemshwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochemshwa
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-yochemshwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochemshwa
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-yochemshwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochemshwa
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-vyochemshwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochemshwa
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-zochemshwa
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| u(XI)
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-ochemshwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochemshwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochemshwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochemshwa
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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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