Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-menyana (infinitive kumenyana)
- Reciprocal form of -menya
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -menyana
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| Positive present
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-namenyana
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| Subjunctive
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-menyane
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| Negative
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-menyani
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| Imperative singular
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menyana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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menyana
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| Plural
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menyaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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humenyana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -limenyana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kumenyana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -namenyana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninamenyana/namenyana
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tunamenyana
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| 2nd person
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unamenyana
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mnamenyana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anamenyana
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wanamenyana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -namenyana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -menyani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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simenyani
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hatumenyani
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| 2nd person
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humenyani
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hammenyani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hamenyani
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hawamenyani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -menyani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tamenyana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tamenyana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -menyane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nimenyane
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tumenyane
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| 2nd person
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umenyane
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mmenyane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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amenyane
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wamenyane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -menyane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -simenyane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngemenyana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singemenyana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalimenyana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalimenyana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amenyana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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namenyana
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twamenyana
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| 2nd person
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wamenyana
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mwamenyana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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amenyana
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wamenyana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wamenyana
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yamenyana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lamenyana
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yamenyana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chamenyana
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vyamenyana
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| n(IX/X)
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yamenyana
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zamenyana
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| u(XI)
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wamenyana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwamenyana
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| pa(XVI)
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pamenyana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwamenyana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -memenyana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshamenyana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jamenyana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kimenyana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipomenyana
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| Consecutive
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kamenyana / positive subject concord + -kamenyana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kamenyane
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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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-nimenyana
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-tumenyana
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| 2nd person
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-kumenyana
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-wamenyana/-kumenyaneni/-wamenyaneni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mmenyana
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-wamenyana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-umenyana
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-imenyana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-limenyana
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-yamenyana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kimenyana
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-vimenyana
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| n(IX/X)
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-imenyana
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-zimenyana
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| u(XI)
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-umenyana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kumenyana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pamenyana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mumenyana
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| Reflexive
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-jimenyana
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -menyana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-menyanaye
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-menyanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-menyanao
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-menyanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-menyanalo
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-menyanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-menyanacho
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-menyanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-menyanayo
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-menyanazo
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| u(XI)
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-menyanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-menyanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-menyanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-menyanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -menyana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yemenyana
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-omenyana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-omenyana
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-yomenyana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lomenyana
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-yomenyana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chomenyana
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-vyomenyana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yomenyana
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-zomenyana
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| u(XI)
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-omenyana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-komenyana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pomenyana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-momenyana
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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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