Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-songamana (infinitive kusongamana)
- to be jammed together, to be congested
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -songamana
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| Positive present
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-nasongamana
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| Subjunctive
|
-songamane
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| Negative
|
-songamani
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| Imperative singular
|
songamana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
songamana
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| Plural
|
songamaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husongamana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisongamana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusongamana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasongamana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasongamana/nasongamana
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tunasongamana
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| 2nd person
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unasongamana
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mnasongamana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasongamana
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wanasongamana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasongamana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -songamani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisongamani
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hatusongamani
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| 2nd person
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husongamani
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hamsongamani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasongamani
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hawasongamani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -songamani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasongamana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasongamana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -songamane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisongamane
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tusongamane
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| 2nd person
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usongamane
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msongamane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asongamane
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wasongamane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -songamane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisongamane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesongamana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesongamana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisongamana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisongamana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asongamana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasongamana
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twasongamana
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| 2nd person
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wasongamana
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mwasongamana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asongamana
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wasongamana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasongamana
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yasongamana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasongamana
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yasongamana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasongamana
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vyasongamana
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| n(IX/X)
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yasongamana
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zasongamana
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| u(XI)
|
wasongamana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasongamana
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| pa(XVI)
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pasongamana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasongamana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesongamana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasongamana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasongamana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisongamana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposongamana
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| Consecutive
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kasongamana / positive subject concord + -kasongamana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasongamane
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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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-nisongamana
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-tusongamana
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| 2nd person
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-kusongamana
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-wasongamana/-kusongamaneni/-wasongamaneni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msongamana
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-wasongamana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usongamana
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-isongamana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisongamana
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-yasongamana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisongamana
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-visongamana
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| n(IX/X)
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-isongamana
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-zisongamana
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| u(XI)
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-usongamana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusongamana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasongamana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musongamana
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| Reflexive
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-jisongamana
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -songamana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-songamanaye
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-songamanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-songamanao
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-songamanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-songamanalo
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-songamanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-songamanacho
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-songamanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-songamanayo
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-songamanazo
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| u(XI)
|
-songamanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-songamanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-songamanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-songamanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -songamana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesongamana
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-osongamana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osongamana
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-yosongamana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losongamana
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-yosongamana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosongamana
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-vyosongamana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosongamana
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-zosongamana
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| u(XI)
|
-osongamana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosongamana
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| pa(XVI)
|
-posongamana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosongamana
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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