Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chipua (infinitive kuchipua)
- to sprout
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chipua
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| Positive present
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-nachipua
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| Subjunctive
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-chipue
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| Negative
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-chipui
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| Imperative singular
|
chipua
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
chipua
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| Plural
|
chipueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchipua
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichipua
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchipua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachipua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachipua/nachipua
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tunachipua
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| 2nd person
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unachipua
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mnachipua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachipua
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wanachipua
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachipua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chipui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichipui
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hatuchipui
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| 2nd person
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huchipui
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hamchipui
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachipui
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hawachipui
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chipui
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachipua
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachipua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chipue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichipue
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tuchipue
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| 2nd person
|
uchipue
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mchipue
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achipue
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wachipue
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chipue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichipue
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechipua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechipua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichipua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichipua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achipua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachipua
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twachipua
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| 2nd person
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wachipua
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mwachipua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achipua
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wachipua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachipua
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yachipua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachipua
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yachipua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachipua
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vyachipua
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| n(IX/X)
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yachipua
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zachipua
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| u(XI)
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wachipua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachipua
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| pa(XVI)
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pachipua
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachipua
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechipua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachipua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachipua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichipua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochipua
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| Consecutive
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kachipua / positive subject concord + -kachipua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachipue
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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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-nichipua
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-tuchipua
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| 2nd person
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-kuchipua
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-wachipua/-kuchipueni/-wachipueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchipua
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-wachipua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchipua
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-ichipua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichipua
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-yachipua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichipua
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-vichipua
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichipua
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-zichipua
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| u(XI)
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-uchipua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchipua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachipua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchipua
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| Reflexive
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-jichipua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chipua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chipuaye
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-chipuao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chipuao
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-chipuayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chipualo
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-chipuayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chipuacho
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-chipuavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chipuayo
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-chipuazo
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| u(XI)
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-chipuao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chipuako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chipuapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chipuamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chipua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechipua
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-ochipua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochipua
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-yochipua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochipua
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-yochipua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochipua
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-vyochipua
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochipua
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-zochipua
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| u(XI)
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-ochipua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochipua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochipua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochipua
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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