Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃonɡa/ [ˈt͡ʃõŋ.ɡa]
- Rhymes: -onɡa
- Syllabification: chon‧ga
Noun
chonga f (plural chongas)
- female equivalent of chongo
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-chonga (infinitive kuchonga)
- to carve
- to sharpen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chonga
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| Positive present
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-nachonga
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| Subjunctive
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-chonge
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| Negative
|
-chongi
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| Imperative singular
|
chonga
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chonga
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| Plural
|
chongeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchonga
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lichonga
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchonga
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachonga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachonga/nachonga
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tunachonga
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| 2nd person
|
unachonga
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mnachonga
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachonga
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wanachonga
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachonga
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chongi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichongi
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hatuchongi
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| 2nd person
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huchongi
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hamchongi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachongi
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hawachongi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chongi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachonga
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachonga
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chonge)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichonge
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tuchonge
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| 2nd person
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uchonge
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mchonge
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achonge
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wachonge
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chonge
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichonge
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechonga
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechonga
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichonga
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichonga
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achonga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachonga
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twachonga
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| 2nd person
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wachonga
|
mwachonga
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achonga
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wachonga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachonga
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yachonga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachonga
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yachonga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachonga
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vyachonga
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| n(IX/X)
|
yachonga
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zachonga
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| u(XI)
|
wachonga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwachonga
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| pa(XVI)
|
pachonga
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwachonga
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechonga
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachonga
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachonga
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichonga
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochonga
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| Consecutive
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kachonga / positive subject concord + -kachonga
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachonge
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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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-nichonga
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-tuchonga
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| 2nd person
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-kuchonga
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-wachonga/-kuchongeni/-wachongeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchonga
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-wachonga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchonga
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-ichonga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichonga
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-yachonga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichonga
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-vichonga
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichonga
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-zichonga
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| u(XI)
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-uchonga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchonga
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachonga
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchonga
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| Reflexive
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-jichonga
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chonga- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chongaye
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-chongao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chongao
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-chongayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chongalo
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-chongayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chongacho
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-chongavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chongayo
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-chongazo
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| u(XI)
|
-chongao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chongako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chongapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chongamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chonga)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechonga
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-ochonga
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochonga
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-yochonga
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochonga
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-yochonga
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochonga
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-vyochonga
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochonga
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-zochonga
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| u(XI)
|
-ochonga
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kochonga
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pochonga
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mochonga
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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
Xhosa
Etymology
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Verb
-chonga?
- (transitive) to pick
Inflection
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