Swahili
Etymology
Reduplication of -choma (“to stab”).
Pronunciation
Verb
-chomachoma (infinitive kuchomachoma)
- to peck
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chomachoma
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| Positive present
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-nachomachoma
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| Subjunctive
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-chomachome
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| Negative
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-chomachomi
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| Imperative singular
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chomachoma
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chomachoma
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| Plural
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chomachomeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchomachoma
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichomachoma
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchomachoma
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachomachoma)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachomachoma/nachomachoma
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tunachomachoma
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| 2nd person
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unachomachoma
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mnachomachoma
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachomachoma
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wanachomachoma
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachomachoma
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chomachomi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichomachomi
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hatuchomachomi
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| 2nd person
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huchomachomi
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hamchomachomi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachomachomi
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hawachomachomi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chomachomi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachomachoma
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachomachoma
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chomachome)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichomachome
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tuchomachome
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| 2nd person
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uchomachome
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mchomachome
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achomachome
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wachomachome
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chomachome
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichomachome
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechomachoma
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechomachoma
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichomachoma
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichomachoma
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achomachoma)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachomachoma
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twachomachoma
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| 2nd person
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wachomachoma
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mwachomachoma
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achomachoma
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wachomachoma
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachomachoma
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yachomachoma
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachomachoma
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yachomachoma
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachomachoma
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vyachomachoma
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| n(IX/X)
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yachomachoma
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zachomachoma
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| u(XI)
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wachomachoma
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachomachoma
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| pa(XVI)
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pachomachoma
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachomachoma
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechomachoma
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachomachoma
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachomachoma
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichomachoma
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochomachoma
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| Consecutive
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kachomachoma / positive subject concord + -kachomachoma
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachomachome
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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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-nichomachoma
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-tuchomachoma
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| 2nd person
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-kuchomachoma
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-wachomachoma/-kuchomachomeni/-wachomachomeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchomachoma
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-wachomachoma
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchomachoma
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-ichomachoma
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichomachoma
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-yachomachoma
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichomachoma
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-vichomachoma
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichomachoma
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-zichomachoma
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| u(XI)
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-uchomachoma
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchomachoma
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachomachoma
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchomachoma
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| Reflexive
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-jichomachoma
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chomachoma- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chomachomaye
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-chomachomao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chomachomao
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-chomachomayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chomachomalo
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-chomachomayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chomachomacho
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-chomachomavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chomachomayo
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-chomachomazo
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| u(XI)
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-chomachomao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chomachomako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chomachomapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chomachomamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chomachoma)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechomachoma
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-ochomachoma
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochomachoma
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-yochomachoma
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochomachoma
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-yochomachoma
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochomachoma
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-vyochomachoma
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochomachoma
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-zochomachoma
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| u(XI)
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-ochomachoma
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochomachoma
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochomachoma
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochomachoma
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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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