Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-onjeka (infinitive kuonjeka)
- Stative form of -onja: to be tasteable
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -onjeka
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| Positive present
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-naonjeka
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| Subjunctive
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-onjeke
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| Negative
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-onjeki
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| Imperative singular
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onjeka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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onjeka
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| Plural
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onjekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huonjeka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lionjeka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuonjeka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonjeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaonjeka/naonjeka
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tunaonjeka
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| 2nd person
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unaonjeka
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mnaonjeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaonjeka
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wanaonjeka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naonjeka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -onjeki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sionjeki
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hatuonjeki
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| 2nd person
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huonjeki
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hamwonjeki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haonjeki
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hawaonjeki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -onjeki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taonjeka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taonjeka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onjeke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nionjeke
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tuonjeke
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| 2nd person
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uonjeke
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mwonjeke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aonjeke
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waonjeke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -onjeke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sionjeke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeonjeka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeonjeka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalionjeka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalionjeka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonjeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naonjeka
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twaonjeka
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| 2nd person
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waonjeka
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mwaonjeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aonjeka
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waonjeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waonjeka
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yaonjeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laonjeka
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yaonjeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaonjeka
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vyaonjeka
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| n(IX/X)
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yaonjeka
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zaonjeka
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| u(XI)
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waonjeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaonjeka
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| pa(XVI)
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paonjeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaonjeka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meonjeka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaonjeka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaonjeka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kionjeka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoonjeka
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| Consecutive
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kaonjeka / positive subject concord + -kaonjeka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaonjeke
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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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-nionjeka
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-tuonjeka
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| 2nd person
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-kuonjeka
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-waonjeka/-kuonjekeni/-waonjekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwonjeka
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-waonjeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uonjeka
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-ionjeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lionjeka
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-yaonjeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kionjeka
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-vionjeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-ionjeka
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-zionjeka
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| u(XI)
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-uonjeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuonjeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-paonjeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muonjeka
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| Reflexive
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-jionjeka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -onjeka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-onjekaye
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-onjekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onjekao
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-onjekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-onjekalo
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-onjekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-onjekacho
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-onjekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-onjekayo
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-onjekazo
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| u(XI)
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-onjekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-onjekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-onjekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-onjekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -onjeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeonjeka
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-oonjeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oonjeka
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-yoonjeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loonjeka
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-yoonjeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choonjeka
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-vyoonjeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoonjeka
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-zoonjeka
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| u(XI)
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-oonjeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koonjeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-poonjeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moonjeka
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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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