Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chungua (infinitive kuchungua)
- to examine, inspect
- to investigate, inquire
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chungua
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| Positive present
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-nachungua
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| Subjunctive
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-chungue
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| Negative
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-chungui
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| Imperative singular
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chungua
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chungua
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| Plural
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chungueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchungua
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichungua
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchungua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachungua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachungua/nachungua
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tunachungua
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| 2nd person
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unachungua
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mnachungua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachungua
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wanachungua
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachungua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chungui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichungui
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hatuchungui
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| 2nd person
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huchungui
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hamchungui
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachungui
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hawachungui
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chungui
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachungua
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachungua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chungue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichungue
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tuchungue
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| 2nd person
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uchungue
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mchungue
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achungue
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wachungue
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chungue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichungue
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechungua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechungua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichungua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichungua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achungua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachungua
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twachungua
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| 2nd person
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wachungua
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mwachungua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achungua
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wachungua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachungua
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yachungua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachungua
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yachungua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachungua
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vyachungua
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| n(IX/X)
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yachungua
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zachungua
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| u(XI)
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wachungua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachungua
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| pa(XVI)
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pachungua
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachungua
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechungua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachungua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachungua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichungua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochungua
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| Consecutive
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kachungua / positive subject concord + -kachungua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachungue
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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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-nichungua
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-tuchungua
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| 2nd person
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-kuchungua
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-wachungua/-kuchungueni/-wachungueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchungua
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-wachungua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchungua
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-ichungua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichungua
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-yachungua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichungua
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-vichungua
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichungua
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-zichungua
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| u(XI)
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-uchungua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchungua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachungua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchungua
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| Reflexive
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-jichungua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chungua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chunguaye
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-chunguao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chunguao
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-chunguayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chungualo
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-chunguayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chunguacho
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-chunguavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chunguayo
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-chunguazo
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| u(XI)
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-chunguao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chunguako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chunguapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chunguamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chungua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechungua
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-ochungua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochungua
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-yochungua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochungua
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-yochungua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochungua
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-vyochungua
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochungua
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-zochungua
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| u(XI)
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-ochungua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochungua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochungua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochungua
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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