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Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃenɡa/, [ˈt͡ʃẽŋ.ɡa] Forms: chengas [plural]
Rhymes: -enɡa Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} chenga f (plural chengas)
  1. (El Salvador) a roughly made tortilla Tags: El-Salvador, feminine
    Sense id: en-chenga-es-noun-uUcXYq1~ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Salvadoran Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Foods, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 63 21 4 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 30 3 5 4

Noun [Swahili]

Forms: chenga [class-x, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *ncenga, from Proto-Bantu *ncèngà. By surface analysis, n- + -chenga, where the prefix is converted to aspiration of the initial consonant. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian shenga and Giryama tsʰenga. Etymology templates: {{root|sw|bnt-pro|*-cèng-}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sw|bnt-sab-pro|*ncenga|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Sabaki *ncenga, {{inh+|sw|bnt-sab-pro|*ncenga}} Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *ncenga, {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*ncèngà}} Proto-Bantu *ncèngà, {{surf|sw|n-|<alt:-chenga>}} By surface analysis, n- + -chenga, {{cog|zdj|shenga}} Ngazidja Comorian shenga, {{cog|nyf||tsʰenga}} Giryama tsʰenga Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} chenga class IX (plural chenga class X)
  1. evasion, the act of dodging Tags: class-ix
    Sense id: en-chenga-sw-noun-tuT5t3G0 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with n- Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 59 8 15 18 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with n-: 30 16 30 24
  2. morsel Tags: class-ix
    Sense id: en-chenga-sw-noun-gKbw2dG4 Categories (other): Swahili terms prefixed with n- Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with n-: 30 16 30 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Swahili]

IPA: /ˈtʃɛ.ᵑɡɑ/ (note: Unguja standard) Audio: Sw-ke-chenga.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cenga, from Proto-Bantu *-cènga. Doublet of -tenga, which was inherited through a Northern dialect. In Sabaki, cognate with Digo -tsenga and Giryama -t̪enga. Other Bantu cognates include Zulu -hlenga. Etymology templates: {{root|sw|bnt-pro|*-cèng-}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sw|bnt-sab-pro|*cenga<alt:*-cenga>|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Sabaki *-cenga, {{inh+|sw|bnt-sab-pro|*cenga<alt:*-cenga>}} Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cenga, {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*-cènga}} Proto-Bantu *-cènga, {{doublet|sw|tenga<alt:-tenga>}} Doublet of -tenga, {{cog|dig|tsenga|-tsenga}} Digo -tsenga, {{cog|nyf||-t̪enga}} Giryama -t̪enga, {{cog|zu|hlenga|-hlenga}} Zulu -hlenga Head templates: {{sw-verb}} -chenga (infinitive kuchenga) Inflection templates: {{sw-conj}} Forms: -chenga [canonical], kuchenga [infinitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], kuchenga [infinitive], kutochenga [infinitive, negative], no-table-tags [table-tags], chenga [imperative, singular], chengeni [imperative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], huchenga [habitual], positive subject concord + -lichenga [past], negative subject concord + -kuchenga [negative, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], ninachenga [first-person, present, singular], nachenga [first-person, present, singular], tunachenga [first-person, plural, present], unachenga [present, second-person, singular], mnachenga [plural, present, second-person], anachenga [class-1, class-2, present, singular, third-person], wanachenga [class-1, class-2, plural, present, third-person], positive subject concord + -nachenga [present, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], sichengi [first-person, negative, present, singular], hatuchengi [first-person, negative, plural, present], huchengi [negative, present, second-person, singular], hamchengi [negative, plural, present, second-person], hachengi [class-1, class-2, negative, present, singular, third-person], hawachengi [class-1, class-2, negative, plural, present, third-person], negative subject concord + -chengi [negative, present, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -tachenga [future], negative subject concord + -tachenga [future, negative], no-table-tags [table-tags], nichenge [first-person, singular, subjunctive], tuchenge [first-person, plural, subjunctive], uchenge [second-person, singular, subjunctive], mchenge [plural, second-person, subjunctive], achenge [class-1, class-2, singular, subjunctive, third-person], wachenge [class-1, class-2, plural, subjunctive, third-person], positive subject concord + -chenge [subjunctive, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -sichenge [negative, subjunctive], positive subject concord + -ngechenga [irrealis, present], positive subject concord + -singechenga [irrealis, negative, present], positive subject concord + -ngalichenga [irrealis, past], positive subject concord + -singalichenga [irrealis, negative, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], nachenga [first-person, gnomic, singular], twachenga [first-person, gnomic, plural], wachenga [gnomic, second-person, singular], mwachenga [gnomic, plural, second-person], achenga [class-1, class-2, gnomic, singular, third-person], wachenga [class-1, class-2, gnomic, plural, third-person], wachenga [class-3, class-4, gnomic, singular, third-person], yachenga [class-3, class-4, gnomic, plural, third-person], lachenga [class-5, class-6, gnomic, singular, third-person], yachenga [class-5, class-6, gnomic, plural, third-person], chachenga [class-7, class-8, gnomic, singular, third-person], vyachenga [class-7, class-8, gnomic, plural, third-person], yachenga [class-10, class-9, gnomic, singular, third-person], zachenga [class-10, class-9, gnomic, plural, third-person], wachenga [class-11, gnomic, singular, third-person], kwachenga [class-15, class-17, gnomic, singular, third-person], pachenga [class-16, gnomic, singular, third-person], mwachenga [class-18, gnomic, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -mechenga [perfect], positive subject concord + -meshachenga [already-form], negative subject concord + -jachenga [not-yet-form], positive subject concord + -kichenga [if-when-form], positive subject concord + -sipochenga [if-not-form], kachenga / positive subject concord + -kachenga [consecutive], positive subject concord + -kachenge [consecutive, subjunctive], no-table-tags [table-tags], -nichenga [first-person, indicative, object-concord, singular], -tuchenga [first-person, indicative, object-concord, plural], -kuchenga [indicative, object-concord, second-person, singular], -wachenga [indicative, object-concord, plural, second-person], -kuchengeni [indicative, object-concord, plural, second-person], -wachengeni [indicative, object-concord, plural, second-person], -mchenga [class-1, class-2, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -wachenga [class-1, class-2, indicative, object-concord, plural, third-person], -uchenga [class-3, class-4, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -ichenga [class-3, class-4, indicative, object-concord, plural, third-person], -lichenga [class-5, class-6, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -yachenga [class-5, class-6, indicative, object-concord, plural, third-person], -kichenga [class-7, class-8, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -vichenga [class-7, class-8, indicative, object-concord, plural, third-person], -ichenga [class-10, class-9, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -zichenga [class-10, class-9, indicative, object-concord, plural, third-person], -uchenga [class-11, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -kuchenga [class-15, class-17, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -pachenga [class-16, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -muchenga [class-18, indicative, object-concord, singular, third-person], -jichenga [indicative, object-concord, reflexive], no-table-tags [table-tags], General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chenga- + relative marker) [object-concord, relative], -chengaye [class-1, class-2, object-concord, relative, singular], -chengao [class-1, class-2, object-concord, plural, relative], -chengao [class-3, class-4, object-concord, relative, singular], -chengayo [class-3, class-4, object-concord, plural, relative], -chengalo [class-5, class-6, object-concord, relative, singular], -chengayo [class-5, class-6, object-concord, plural, relative], -chengacho [class-7, class-8, object-concord, relative, singular], -chengavyo [class-7, class-8, object-concord, plural, relative], -chengayo [class-10, class-9, object-concord, relative, singular], -chengazo [class-10, class-9, object-concord, plural, relative], -chengao [class-11, object-concord, relative, singular], -chengako [class-15, class-17, object-concord, relative, singular], -chengapo [class-16, object-concord, relative, singular], -chengamo [class-18, object-concord, relative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chenga) [object-concord, relative], -yechenga [class-1, class-2, object-concord, relative, singular], -ochenga [class-1, class-2, object-concord, plural, relative], -ochenga [class-3, class-4, object-concord, relative, singular], -yochenga [class-3, class-4, object-concord, plural, relative], -lochenga [class-5, class-6, object-concord, relative, singular], -yochenga [class-5, class-6, object-concord, plural, relative], -chochenga [class-7, class-8, object-concord, relative, singular], -vyochenga [class-7, class-8, object-concord, plural, relative], -yochenga [class-10, class-9, object-concord, relative, singular], -zochenga [class-10, class-9, object-concord, plural, relative], -ochenga [class-11, object-concord, relative, singular], -kochenga [class-15, class-17, object-concord, relative, singular], -pochenga [class-16, object-concord, relative, singular], -mochenga [class-18, object-concord, relative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. [object-concord, relative]
  1. to cut into small pieces
    Sense id: en-chenga-sw-verb-Y0UqeqaO Categories (other): Swahili terms prefixed with n- Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with n-: 30 16 30 24
  2. to dodge
    Sense id: en-chenga-sw-verb-iy~nOf6G Categories (other): Swahili terms prefixed with n- Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with n-: 30 16 30 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chengas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "chenga f (plural chengas)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "chen‧ga"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "chen‧ga"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Salvadoran Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Foods",
          "orig": "es:Foods",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "63 21 4 7 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "58 30 3 5 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a roughly made tortilla"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenga-es-noun-uUcXYq1~",
      "links": [
        [
          "roughly",
          "roughly"
        ],
        [
          "tortilla",
          "tortilla"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(El Salvador) a roughly made tortilla"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "El-Salvador",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃenɡa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃẽŋ.ɡa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-enɡa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chenga"
}

{
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-cèng-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "bnt-sab-pro",
        "3": "*cenga<alt:*-cenga>",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Sabaki *-cenga",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "bnt-sab-pro",
        "3": "*cenga<alt:*-cenga>"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cenga",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-cènga"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-cènga",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "tenga<alt:-tenga>"
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      "expansion": "Doublet of -tenga",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dig",
        "2": "tsenga",
        "3": "-tsenga"
      },
      "expansion": "Digo -tsenga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nyf",
        "2": "",
        "3": "-t̪enga"
      },
      "expansion": "Giryama -t̪enga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "hlenga",
        "3": "-hlenga"
      },
      "expansion": "Zulu -hlenga",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cenga, from Proto-Bantu *-cènga. Doublet of -tenga, which was inherited through a Northern dialect. In Sabaki, cognate with Digo -tsenga and Giryama -t̪enga. Other Bantu cognates include Zulu -hlenga.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-chenga",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuchenga",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuchenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kutochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chengeni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "huchenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "habitual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -lichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -kuchenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tunachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mnachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -nachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sichengi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatuchengi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "huchengi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hamchengi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hachengi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawachengi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -chengi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -tachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -tachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nichenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tuchenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uchenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mchenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wachenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -chenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sichenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngechenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singechenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngalichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singalichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vyachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -mechenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -meshachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "already-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -jachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "not-yet-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-when-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sipochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-not-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kachenga / positive subject concord + -kachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kachenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-tuchenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kuchenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kuchengeni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wachengeni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mchenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-wachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uchenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-vichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-zichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-uchenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kuchenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-muchenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-jichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chenga- + relative marker)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chengaye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chengao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chengao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chengayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chengalo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chengayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chengacho",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chengavyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chengayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chengazo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chengao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chengako",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chengapo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chengamo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chenga)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yechenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-vyochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-zochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-chenga (infinitive kuchenga)",
      "name": "sw-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sw-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 16 30 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili terms prefixed with n-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cut into small pieces"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenga-sw-verb-Y0UqeqaO",
      "links": [
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 16 30 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili terms prefixed with n-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to dodge"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenga-sw-verb-iy~nOf6G",
      "links": [
        [
          "dodge",
          "dodge"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʃɛ.ᵑɡɑ/",
      "note": "Unguja standard"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-chenga.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a4/Sw-ke-chenga.flac/Sw-ke-chenga.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a4/Sw-ke-chenga.flac/Sw-ke-chenga.flac.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chenga"
}

{
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-cèng-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "bnt-sab-pro",
        "3": "*ncenga",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Sabaki *ncenga",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "bnt-sab-pro",
        "3": "*ncenga"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *ncenga",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*ncèngà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *ncèngà",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "n-",
        "3": "<alt:-chenga>"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, n- + -chenga",
      "name": "surf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zdj",
        "2": "shenga"
      },
      "expansion": "Ngazidja Comorian shenga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nyf",
        "2": "",
        "3": "tsʰenga"
      },
      "expansion": "Giryama tsʰenga",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *ncenga, from Proto-Bantu *ncèngà. By surface analysis, n- + -chenga, where the prefix is converted to aspiration of the initial consonant. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian shenga and Giryama tsʰenga.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chenga",
      "tags": [
        "class-x",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "chenga class IX (plural chenga class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "59 8 15 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 16 30 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili terms prefixed with n-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "evasion, the act of dodging"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenga-sw-noun-tuT5t3G0",
      "links": [
        [
          "evasion",
          "evasion"
        ],
        [
          "dodging",
          "dodging"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-ix"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 16 30 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili terms prefixed with n-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "morsel"
      ],
      "id": "en-chenga-sw-noun-gKbw2dG4",
      "links": [
        [
          "morsel",
          "morsel"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-ix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chenga"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chengas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "chenga f (plural chengas)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "chen‧ga"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "chen‧ga"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/enɡa",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/enɡa/2 syllables",
        "Salvadoran Spanish",
        "Spanish 2-syllable words",
        "Spanish countable nouns",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish feminine nouns",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish nouns",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "es:Foods"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a roughly made tortilla"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "roughly",
          "roughly"
        ],
        [
          "tortilla",
          "tortilla"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(El Salvador) a roughly made tortilla"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "El-Salvador",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃenɡa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃẽŋ.ɡa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-enɡa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chenga"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class IX nouns",
    "Swahili doublets",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Swahili terms derived from Proto-Sabaki",
    "Swahili terms derived from the Proto-Bantu root *-cèng-",
    "Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Sabaki",
    "Swahili terms prefixed with n-",
    "Swahili terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Swahili verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-cèng-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "bnt-sab-pro",
        "3": "*cenga<alt:*-cenga>",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Sabaki *-cenga",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "bnt-sab-pro",
        "3": "*cenga<alt:*-cenga>"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cenga",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-cènga"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-cènga",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "tenga<alt:-tenga>"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of -tenga",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dig",
        "2": "tsenga",
        "3": "-tsenga"
      },
      "expansion": "Digo -tsenga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nyf",
        "2": "",
        "3": "-t̪enga"
      },
      "expansion": "Giryama -t̪enga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "hlenga",
        "3": "-hlenga"
      },
      "expansion": "Zulu -hlenga",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cenga, from Proto-Bantu *-cènga. Doublet of -tenga, which was inherited through a Northern dialect. In Sabaki, cognate with Digo -tsenga and Giryama -t̪enga. Other Bantu cognates include Zulu -hlenga.",
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      "form": "-chenga",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuchenga",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuchenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kutochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chengeni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "huchenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "habitual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -lichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -kuchenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tunachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mnachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -nachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sichengi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatuchengi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "huchengi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hamchengi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hachengi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawachengi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -chengi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -tachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -tachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nichenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tuchenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uchenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mchenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wachenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -chenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sichenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngechenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singechenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngalichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singalichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vyachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -mechenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -meshachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "already-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -jachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "not-yet-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-when-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sipochenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-not-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kachenga / positive subject concord + -kachenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kachenge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nichenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-tuchenga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "object-concord",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "form": "-pachenga",
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        "relative",
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        "relative",
        "singular"
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        "relative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "-chengavyo",
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        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
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        "relative",
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        "plural",
        "relative"
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        "relative",
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        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
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