Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chukuza (infinitive kuchukuza)
- Causative form of -chukua
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chukuza
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| Positive present
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-nachukuza
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| Subjunctive
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-chukuze
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| Negative
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-chukuzi
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| Imperative singular
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chukuza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chukuza
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| Plural
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chukuzeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchukuza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichukuza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchukuza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachukuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachukuza/nachukuza
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tunachukuza
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| 2nd person
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unachukuza
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mnachukuza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachukuza
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wanachukuza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachukuza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chukuzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichukuzi
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hatuchukuzi
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| 2nd person
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huchukuzi
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hamchukuzi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachukuzi
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hawachukuzi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chukuzi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachukuza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachukuza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chukuze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichukuze
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tuchukuze
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| 2nd person
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uchukuze
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mchukuze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achukuze
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wachukuze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chukuze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichukuze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechukuza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechukuza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichukuza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichukuza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achukuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachukuza
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twachukuza
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| 2nd person
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wachukuza
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mwachukuza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achukuza
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wachukuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachukuza
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yachukuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachukuza
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yachukuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachukuza
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vyachukuza
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| n(IX/X)
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yachukuza
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zachukuza
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| u(XI)
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wachukuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachukuza
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| pa(XVI)
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pachukuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachukuza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechukuza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachukuza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachukuza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichukuza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochukuza
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| Consecutive
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kachukuza / positive subject concord + -kachukuza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachukuze
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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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-nichukuza
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-tuchukuza
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| 2nd person
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-kuchukuza
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-wachukuza/-kuchukuzeni/-wachukuzeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchukuza
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-wachukuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchukuza
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-ichukuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichukuza
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-yachukuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichukuza
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-vichukuza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichukuza
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-zichukuza
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| u(XI)
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-uchukuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchukuza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachukuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchukuza
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| Reflexive
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-jichukuza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chukuza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chukuzaye
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-chukuzao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chukuzao
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-chukuzayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chukuzalo
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-chukuzayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chukuzacho
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-chukuzavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chukuzayo
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-chukuzazo
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| u(XI)
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-chukuzao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chukuzako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chukuzapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chukuzamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chukuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechukuza
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-ochukuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochukuza
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-yochukuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochukuza
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-yochukuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochukuza
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-vyochukuza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochukuza
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-zochukuza
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| u(XI)
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-ochukuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochukuza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochukuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochukuza
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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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