Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-gongwa (infinitive kugongwa)
- Passive form of -gonga
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -gongwa
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| Positive present
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-nagongwa
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| Subjunctive
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-gongwe
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| Negative
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-gongwi
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| Imperative singular
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gongwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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gongwa
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| Plural
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gongweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hugongwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -ligongwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kugongwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagongwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninagongwa/nagongwa
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tunagongwa
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| 2nd person
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unagongwa
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mnagongwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anagongwa
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wanagongwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nagongwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -gongwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sigongwi
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hatugongwi
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| 2nd person
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hugongwi
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hamgongwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hagongwi
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hawagongwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -gongwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tagongwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tagongwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gongwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nigongwe
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tugongwe
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| 2nd person
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ugongwe
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mgongwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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agongwe
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wagongwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -gongwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sigongwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngegongwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singegongwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaligongwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaligongwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agongwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nagongwa
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twagongwa
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| 2nd person
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wagongwa
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mwagongwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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agongwa
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wagongwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wagongwa
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yagongwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lagongwa
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yagongwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chagongwa
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vyagongwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yagongwa
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zagongwa
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| u(XI)
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wagongwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwagongwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pagongwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwagongwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -megongwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshagongwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jagongwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kigongwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipogongwa
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| Consecutive
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kagongwa / positive subject concord + -kagongwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kagongwe
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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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-nigongwa
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-tugongwa
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| 2nd person
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-kugongwa
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-wagongwa/-kugongweni/-wagongweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mgongwa
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-wagongwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ugongwa
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-igongwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ligongwa
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-yagongwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kigongwa
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-vigongwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-igongwa
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-zigongwa
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| u(XI)
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-ugongwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kugongwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pagongwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mugongwa
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| Reflexive
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-jigongwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gongwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-gongwaye
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-gongwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-gongwao
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-gongwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-gongwalo
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-gongwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-gongwacho
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-gongwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-gongwayo
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-gongwazo
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| u(XI)
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-gongwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-gongwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-gongwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-gongwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gongwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yegongwa
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-ogongwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ogongwa
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-yogongwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-logongwa
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-yogongwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chogongwa
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-vyogongwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yogongwa
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-zogongwa
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| u(XI)
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-ogongwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kogongwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pogongwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mogongwa
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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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