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-kw-
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Appendix:Variations of "kw"
Swahili
Etymology
From the infinitive prefix sw kw- used before vowels.
Interfix
sw interfix
placed between certain tense/aspect markers and the stem of some vowel-initial bisyllabic verbs (sw anza -anza, sw enda -enda, sw isha -isha) in the absence of object concord
sw nimekwenda I have gone
Usage notes
This is often dropped in colloquial speech:
sw nimeenda I have gone
See also