Swahili
Verb
-chumia (infinitive kuchumia)
- Applicative form of -chuma
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chumia
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| Positive present
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-nachumia
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| Subjunctive
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-chumie
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| Negative
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-chumii
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| Imperative singular
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chumia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chumia
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| Plural
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chumieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchumia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichumia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchumia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachumia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachumia/nachumia
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tunachumia
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| 2nd person
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unachumia
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mnachumia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachumia
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wanachumia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachumia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chumii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichumii
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hatuchumii
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| 2nd person
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huchumii
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hamchumii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachumii
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hawachumii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chumii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachumia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachumia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chumie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichumie
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tuchumie
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| 2nd person
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uchumie
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mchumie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achumie
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wachumie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chumie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichumie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechumia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechumia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichumia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichumia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achumia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachumia
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twachumia
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| 2nd person
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wachumia
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mwachumia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achumia
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wachumia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachumia
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yachumia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachumia
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yachumia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachumia
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vyachumia
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| n(IX/X)
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yachumia
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zachumia
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| u(XI)
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wachumia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachumia
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| pa(XVI)
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pachumia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachumia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechumia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachumia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachumia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichumia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochumia
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| Consecutive
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kachumia / positive subject concord + -kachumia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachumie
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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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-nichumia
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-tuchumia
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| 2nd person
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-kuchumia
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-wachumia/-kuchumieni/-wachumieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchumia
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-wachumia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchumia
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-ichumia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichumia
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-yachumia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichumia
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-vichumia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichumia
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-zichumia
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| u(XI)
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-uchumia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchumia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachumia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchumia
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| Reflexive
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-jichumia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chumia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chumiaye
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-chumiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chumiao
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-chumiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chumialo
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-chumiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chumiacho
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-chumiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chumiayo
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-chumiazo
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| u(XI)
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-chumiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chumiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chumiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chumiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chumia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechumia
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-ochumia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochumia
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-yochumia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochumia
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-yochumia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochumia
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-vyochumia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochumia
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-zochumia
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| u(XI)
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-ochumia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochumia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochumia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochumia
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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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