Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-sengenya (infinitive kusengenya)
- to badmouth
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sengenya
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| Positive present
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-nasengenya
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| Subjunctive
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-sengenye
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| Negative
|
-sengenyi
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| Imperative singular
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sengenya
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sengenya
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| Plural
|
sengenyeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husengenya
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisengenya
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusengenya
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasengenya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasengenya/nasengenya
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tunasengenya
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| 2nd person
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unasengenya
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mnasengenya
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasengenya
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wanasengenya
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasengenya
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sengenyi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisengenyi
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hatusengenyi
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| 2nd person
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husengenyi
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hamsengenyi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasengenyi
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hawasengenyi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sengenyi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasengenya
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasengenya
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sengenye)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisengenye
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tusengenye
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| 2nd person
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usengenye
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msengenye
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asengenye
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wasengenye
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sengenye
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisengenye
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesengenya
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesengenya
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisengenya
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisengenya
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asengenya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasengenya
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twasengenya
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| 2nd person
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wasengenya
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mwasengenya
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asengenya
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wasengenya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasengenya
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yasengenya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasengenya
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yasengenya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasengenya
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vyasengenya
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| n(IX/X)
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yasengenya
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zasengenya
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| u(XI)
|
wasengenya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasengenya
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| pa(XVI)
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pasengenya
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasengenya
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesengenya
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasengenya
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasengenya
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisengenya
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposengenya
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| Consecutive
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kasengenya / positive subject concord + -kasengenya
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasengenye
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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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-nisengenya
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-tusengenya
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| 2nd person
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-kusengenya
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-wasengenya/-kusengenyeni/-wasengenyeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msengenya
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-wasengenya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usengenya
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-isengenya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisengenya
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-yasengenya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisengenya
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-visengenya
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| n(IX/X)
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-isengenya
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-zisengenya
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| u(XI)
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-usengenya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusengenya
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasengenya
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musengenya
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| Reflexive
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-jisengenya
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sengenya- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sengenyaye
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-sengenyao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sengenyao
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-sengenyayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sengenyalo
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-sengenyayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sengenyacho
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-sengenyavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sengenyayo
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-sengenyazo
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| u(XI)
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-sengenyao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sengenyako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sengenyapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sengenyamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sengenya)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesengenya
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-osengenya
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osengenya
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-yosengenya
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losengenya
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-yosengenya
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosengenya
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-vyosengenya
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosengenya
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-zosengenya
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| u(XI)
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-osengenya
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosengenya
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| pa(XVI)
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-posengenya
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosengenya
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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