See chunga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
"form": "Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chunga)",
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"relative"
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},
{
"form": "-yechunga",
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"class-1",
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"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
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{
"form": "-ochunga",
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"class-2",
"object-concord",
"plural",
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{
"form": "-ochunga",
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"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
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},
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"form": "-yochunga",
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"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
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},
{
"form": "-lochunga",
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"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-yochunga",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
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{
"form": "-chochunga",
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"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"relative",
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},
{
"form": "-vyochunga",
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"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
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},
{
"form": "-yochunga",
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"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
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},
{
"form": "-zochunga",
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"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
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},
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"form": "-ochunga",
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"class-11",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
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},
{
"form": "-kochunga",
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"relative",
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"form": "-pochunga",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-16",
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"relative",
"singular"
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},
{
"form": "-mochunga",
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"class-18",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
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"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
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},
{
"form": "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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"relative"
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}
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[
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[
"sift",
"sift"
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"winnow"
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},
{
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]
},
{
"form": "kutochunga",
"source": "conjugation",
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"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
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},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
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]
},
{
"form": "chunga",
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},
{
"form": "chungeni",
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"imperative",
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},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
"form": "huchunga",
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]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -lichunga",
"source": "conjugation",
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"past"
]
},
{
"form": "negative subject concord + -kuchunga",
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"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
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"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "ninachunga",
"source": "conjugation",
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"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nachunga",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tunachunga",
"source": "conjugation",
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"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "unachunga",
"source": "conjugation",
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"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mnachunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "anachunga",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-1",
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"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wanachunga",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-2",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -nachunga",
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"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "sichungi",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"negative",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hatuchungi",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"negative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "huchungi",
"source": "conjugation",
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"negative",
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
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},
{
"form": "hamchungi",
"source": "conjugation",
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"negative",
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "hachungi",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-1",
"class-2",
"negative",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "hawachungi",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-2",
"negative",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "negative subject concord + -chungi",
"source": "conjugation",
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"negative",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -tachunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future"
]
},
{
"form": "negative subject concord + -tachunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
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"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "nichunge",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "tuchunge",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"plural",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "uchunge",
"source": "conjugation",
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"second-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "mchunge",
"source": "conjugation",
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"plural",
"second-person",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "achunge",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-1",
"class-2",
"singular",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "wachunge",
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"plural",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -chunge",
"source": "conjugation",
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"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -sichunge",
"source": "conjugation",
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"negative",
"subjunctive"
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},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -ngechunga",
"source": "conjugation",
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"irrealis",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -singechunga",
"source": "conjugation",
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"irrealis",
"negative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -ngalichunga",
"source": "conjugation",
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"irrealis",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -singalichunga",
"source": "conjugation",
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"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
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},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
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]
},
{
"form": "nachunga",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"gnomic",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "twachunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"gnomic",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wachunga",
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]
},
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"form": "mwachunga",
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},
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"third-person"
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},
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"class-4",
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"singular",
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]
},
{
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"class-4",
"gnomic",
"plural",
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},
{
"form": "lachunga",
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"class-6",
"gnomic",
"singular",
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},
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"form": "yachunga",
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"class-6",
"gnomic",
"plural",
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},
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"class-8",
"gnomic",
"singular",
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"gnomic",
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},
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"gnomic",
"singular",
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},
{
"form": "zachunga",
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"class-9",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
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"form": "wachunga",
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"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "kwachunga",
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"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
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"form": "pachunga",
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"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "mwachunga",
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"gnomic",
"singular",
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},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
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]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -mechunga",
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},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -meshachunga",
"source": "conjugation",
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]
},
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"form": "negative subject concord + -jachunga",
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},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -kichunga",
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},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -sipochunga",
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]
},
{
"form": "kachunga / positive subject concord + -kachunga",
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},
{
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},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
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{
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},
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},
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"object-concord",
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},
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"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
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"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
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},
{
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"class-2",
"indicative",
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},
{
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{
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"object-concord",
"singular",
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},
{
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"class-4",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
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{
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"class-6",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
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]
},
{
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"class-6",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
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"form": "-kichunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-vichunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ichunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-zichunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-uchunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-kuchunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"class-17",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-pachunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-muchunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-18",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-jichunga",
"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) + -chunga- + relative marker)",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"object-concord",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-chungaye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-chungao",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-chungao",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-chungayo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-chungalo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-chungayo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-chungacho",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-chungavyo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-chungayo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-chungazo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-chungao",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-chungako",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"class-17",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-chungapo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-chungamo",
"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) + -chunga)",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"object-concord",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-yechunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-ochunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-ochunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-yochunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-lochunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-yochunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-chochunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-vyochunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-yochunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-zochunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-ochunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-kochunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"class-17",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-pochunga",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-mochunga",
"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"
]
}
],
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"lang_code": "sw",
"pos": "verb",
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"glosses": [
"to sieve, sift, winnow"
],
"links": [
[
"sieve",
"sieve"
],
[
"sift",
"sift"
],
[
"winnow",
"winnow"
]
]
}
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}
],
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}
Download raw JSONL data for chunga meaning in Swahili (17.9kB)
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