Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃenɡa/ [ˈt͡ʃẽŋ.ɡa]
- Rhymes: -enɡa
- Syllabification: chen‧ga
Noun
chenga f (plural chengas)
- (El Salvador) a roughly made tortilla
Further reading
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
chenga class IX (plural chenga class X)
- evasion, the act of dodging
- a morsel
Verb
-chenga (infinitive kuchenga)
- to cut into small pieces
- to dodge
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chenga
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| Positive present
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-nachenga
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| Subjunctive
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-chenge
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| Negative
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-chengi
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| Imperative singular
|
chenga
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chenga
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| Plural
|
chengeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchenga
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lichenga
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchenga
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachenga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachenga/nachenga
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tunachenga
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| 2nd person
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unachenga
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mnachenga
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachenga
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wanachenga
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachenga
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chengi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichengi
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hatuchengi
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| 2nd person
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huchengi
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hamchengi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachengi
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hawachengi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chengi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tachenga
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tachenga
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chenge)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichenge
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tuchenge
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| 2nd person
|
uchenge
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mchenge
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achenge
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wachenge
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chenge
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichenge
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechenga
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechenga
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichenga
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichenga
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achenga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachenga
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twachenga
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| 2nd person
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wachenga
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mwachenga
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achenga
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wachenga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachenga
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yachenga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachenga
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yachenga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachenga
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vyachenga
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| n(IX/X)
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yachenga
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zachenga
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| u(XI)
|
wachenga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachenga
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| pa(XVI)
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pachenga
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachenga
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechenga
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachenga
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachenga
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichenga
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochenga
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| Consecutive
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kachenga / positive subject concord + -kachenga
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachenge
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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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-nichenga
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-tuchenga
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| 2nd person
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-kuchenga
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-wachenga/-kuchengeni/-wachengeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchenga
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-wachenga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchenga
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-ichenga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichenga
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-yachenga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichenga
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-vichenga
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichenga
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-zichenga
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| u(XI)
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-uchenga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchenga
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachenga
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchenga
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| Reflexive
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-jichenga
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chenga- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chengaye
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-chengao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chengao
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-chengayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chengalo
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-chengayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chengacho
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-chengavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chengayo
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-chengazo
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| u(XI)
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-chengao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chengako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chengapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chengamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chenga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechenga
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-ochenga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochenga
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-yochenga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochenga
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-yochenga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochenga
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-vyochenga
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochenga
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-zochenga
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| u(XI)
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-ochenga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochenga
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochenga
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochenga
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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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