Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chomwa (infinitive kuchomwa)
- Passive form of -choma: to be burned, to be stabbed, to be injected
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chomwa
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| Positive present
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-nachomwa
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| Subjunctive
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-chomwe
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| Negative
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-chomwi
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| Imperative singular
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chomwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chomwa
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| Plural
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chomweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchomwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichomwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchomwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachomwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachomwa/nachomwa
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tunachomwa
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| 2nd person
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unachomwa
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mnachomwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachomwa
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wanachomwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachomwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chomwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichomwi
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hatuchomwi
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| 2nd person
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huchomwi
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hamchomwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachomwi
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hawachomwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chomwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachomwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachomwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chomwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichomwe
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tuchomwe
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| 2nd person
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uchomwe
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mchomwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achomwe
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wachomwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chomwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichomwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechomwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechomwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichomwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichomwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achomwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachomwa
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twachomwa
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| 2nd person
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wachomwa
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mwachomwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achomwa
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wachomwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachomwa
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yachomwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachomwa
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yachomwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachomwa
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vyachomwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yachomwa
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zachomwa
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| u(XI)
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wachomwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachomwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pachomwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachomwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechomwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachomwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachomwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichomwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochomwa
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| Consecutive
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kachomwa / positive subject concord + -kachomwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachomwe
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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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-nichomwa
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-tuchomwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuchomwa
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-wachomwa/-kuchomweni/-wachomweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchomwa
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-wachomwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchomwa
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-ichomwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichomwa
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-yachomwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichomwa
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-vichomwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichomwa
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-zichomwa
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| u(XI)
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-uchomwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchomwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachomwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchomwa
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| Reflexive
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-jichomwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chomwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chomwaye
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-chomwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chomwao
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-chomwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chomwalo
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-chomwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chomwacho
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-chomwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chomwayo
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-chomwazo
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| u(XI)
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-chomwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chomwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chomwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chomwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chomwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechomwa
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-ochomwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochomwa
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-yochomwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochomwa
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-yochomwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochomwa
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-vyochomwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochomwa
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-zochomwa
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| u(XI)
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-ochomwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochomwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochomwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochomwa
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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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