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IPA(key): /ǁeːɡa/
-xega
- (intransitive) to be loose
- (intransitive) to be rickety, to be shaky, to be unstable, to be unsteady
Tone L
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Infinitive
|
ukuxega
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
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Infinitive
|
ukuxega
|
ukungaxegi
|
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Imperative
|
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Simple
|
+ object concord
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Singular
|
xega
|
-xege
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Plural
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xegani
|
-xegeni
|
|
Present
|
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Positive absolute
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Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
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Negative participial
|
1st singular
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ngiyaxega, ngixega
|
engixegayo, engixega
|
ngixega
|
angixegi
|
engingaxegi
|
ngingaxegi
|
2nd singular
|
uyaxega, uxega
|
oxegayo, oxega
|
uxega
|
awuxegi
|
ongaxegi
|
ungaxegi
|
1st plural
|
siyaxega, sixega
|
esixegayo, esixega
|
sixega
|
asixegi
|
esingaxegi
|
singaxegi
|
2nd plural
|
niyaxega, nixega
|
enixegayo, enixega
|
nixega
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anixegi
|
eningaxegi
|
ningaxegi
|
Class 1
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uyaxega, uxega
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oxegayo, oxega
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exega
|
akaxegi
|
ongaxegi
|
engaxegi
|
Class 2
|
bayaxega, baxega
|
abaxegayo, abaxega
|
bexega
|
abaxegi
|
abangaxegi
|
bengaxegi
|
Class 3
|
uyaxega, uxega
|
oxegayo, oxega
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uxega
|
awuxegi
|
ongaxegi
|
ungaxegi
|
Class 4
|
iyaxega, ixega
|
exegayo, exega
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ixega
|
ayixegi
|
engaxegi
|
ingaxegi
|
Class 5
|
liyaxega, lixega
|
elixegayo, elixega
|
lixega
|
alixegi
|
elingaxegi
|
lingaxegi
|
Class 6
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ayaxega, axega
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axegayo, axega
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exega
|
awaxegi
|
angaxegi
|
engaxegi
|
Class 7
|
siyaxega, sixega
|
esixegayo, esixega
|
sixega
|
asixegi
|
esingaxegi
|
singaxegi
|
Class 8
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ziyaxega, zixega
|
ezixegayo, ezixega
|
zixega
|
azixegi
|
ezingaxegi
|
zingaxegi
|
Class 9
|
iyaxega, ixega
|
exegayo, exega
|
ixega
|
ayixegi
|
engaxegi
|
ingaxegi
|
Class 10
|
ziyaxega, zixega
|
ezixegayo, ezixega
|
zixega
|
azixegi
|
ezingaxegi
|
zingaxegi
|
Class 11
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luyaxega, luxega
|
oluxegayo, oluxega
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luxega
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aluxegi
|
olungaxegi
|
lungaxegi
|
Class 14
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buyaxega, buxega
|
obuxegayo, obuxega
|
buxega
|
abuxegi
|
obungaxegi
|
bungaxegi
|
Class 15
|
kuyaxega, kuxega
|
okuxegayo, okuxega
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kuxega
|
akuxegi
|
okungaxegi
|
kungaxegi
|
Class 17
|
kuyaxega, kuxega
|
okuxegayo, okuxega
|
kuxega
|
akuxegi
|
okungaxegi
|
kungaxegi
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngixegile, ngixegē
|
engixegile, engixegē
|
ngixegile, ngixegē
|
angixeganga
|
engingaxeganga
|
ngingaxeganga
|
2nd singular
|
uxegile, uxegē
|
oxegile, oxegē
|
uxegile, uxegē
|
awuxeganga
|
ongaxeganga
|
ungaxeganga
|
1st plural
|
sixegile, sixegē
|
esixegile, esixegē
|
sixegile, sixegē
|
asixeganga
|
esingaxeganga
|
singaxeganga
|
2nd plural
|
nixegile, nixegē
|
enixegile, enixegē
|
nixegile, nixegē
|
anixeganga
|
eningaxeganga
|
ningaxeganga
|
Class 1
|
uxegile, uxegē
|
oxegile, oxegē
|
exegile, exegē
|
akaxeganga
|
ongaxeganga
|
engaxeganga
|
Class 2
|
baxegile, baxegē
|
abaxegile, abaxegē
|
bexegile, bexegē
|
abaxeganga
|
abangaxeganga
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bengaxeganga
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Class 3
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uxegile, uxegē
|
oxegile, oxegē
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uxegile, uxegē
|
awuxeganga
|
ongaxeganga
|
ungaxeganga
|
Class 4
|
ixegile, ixegē
|
exegile, exegē
|
ixegile, ixegē
|
ayixeganga
|
engaxeganga
|
ingaxeganga
|
Class 5
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lixegile, lixegē
|
elixegile, elixegē
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lixegile, lixegē
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alixeganga
|
elingaxeganga
|
lingaxeganga
|
Class 6
|
axegile, axegē
|
axegile, axegē
|
exegile, exegē
|
awaxeganga
|
angaxeganga
|
engaxeganga
|
Class 7
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sixegile, sixegē
|
esixegile, esixegē
|
sixegile, sixegē
|
asixeganga
|
esingaxeganga
|
singaxeganga
|
Class 8
|
zixegile, zixegē
|
ezixegile, ezixegē
|
zixegile, zixegē
|
azixeganga
|
ezingaxeganga
|
zingaxeganga
|
Class 9
|
ixegile, ixegē
|
exegile, exegē
|
ixegile, ixegē
|
ayixeganga
|
engaxeganga
|
ingaxeganga
|
Class 10
|
zixegile, zixegē
|
ezixegile, ezixegē
|
zixegile, zixegē
|
azixeganga
|
ezingaxeganga
|
zingaxeganga
|
Class 11
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luxegile, luxegē
|
oluxegile, oluxegē
|
luxegile, luxegē
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aluxeganga
|
olungaxeganga
|
lungaxeganga
|
Class 14
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buxegile, buxegē
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obuxegile, obuxegē
|
buxegile, buxegē
|
abuxeganga
|
obungaxeganga
|
bungaxeganga
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Class 15
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kuxegile, kuxegē
|
okuxegile, okuxegē
|
kuxegile, kuxegē
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akuxeganga
|
okungaxeganga
|
kungaxeganga
|
Class 17
|
kuxegile, kuxegē
|
okuxegile, okuxegē
|
kuxegile, kuxegē
|
akuxeganga
|
okungaxeganga
|
kungaxeganga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngāxega
|
engāxega
|
ngāxega
|
angixeganga
|
engingaxeganga
|
ngingaxeganga
|
2nd singular
|
wāxega
|
owāxega
|
wāxega
|
awuxeganga
|
ongaxeganga
|
ungaxeganga
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1st plural
|
sāxega
|
esāxega
|
sāxega
|
asixeganga
|
esingaxeganga
|
singaxeganga
|
2nd plural
|
nāxega
|
enāxega
|
nāxega
|
anixeganga
|
eningaxeganga
|
ningaxeganga
|
Class 1
|
wāxega
|
owāxega
|
āxega
|
akaxeganga
|
ongaxeganga
|
engaxeganga
|
Class 2
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bāxega
|
abāxega
|
bāxega
|
abaxeganga
|
abangaxeganga
|
bengaxeganga
|
Class 3
|
wāxega
|
owāxega
|
wāxega
|
awuxeganga
|
ongaxeganga
|
ungaxeganga
|
Class 4
|
yāxega
|
eyāxega
|
yāxega
|
ayixeganga
|
engaxeganga
|
ingaxeganga
|
Class 5
|
lāxega
|
elāxega
|
lāxega
|
alixeganga
|
elingaxeganga
|
lingaxeganga
|
Class 6
|
āxega
|
āxega
|
āxega
|
awaxeganga
|
angaxeganga
|
engaxeganga
|
Class 7
|
sāxega
|
esāxega
|
sāxega
|
asixeganga
|
esingaxeganga
|
singaxeganga
|
Class 8
|
zāxega
|
ezāxega
|
zāxega
|
azixeganga
|
ezingaxeganga
|
zingaxeganga
|
Class 9
|
yāxega
|
eyāxega
|
yāxega
|
ayixeganga
|
engaxeganga
|
ingaxeganga
|
Class 10
|
zāxega
|
ezāxega
|
zāxega
|
azixeganga
|
ezingaxeganga
|
zingaxeganga
|
Class 11
|
lwāxega
|
olwāxega
|
lwāxega
|
aluxeganga
|
olungaxeganga
|
lungaxeganga
|
Class 14
|
bāxega
|
obāxega
|
bāxega
|
abuxeganga
|
obungaxeganga
|
bungaxeganga
|
Class 15
|
kwāxega
|
okwāxega
|
kwāxega
|
akuxeganga
|
okungaxeganga
|
kungaxeganga
|
Class 17
|
kwāxega
|
okwāxega
|
kwāxega
|
akuxeganga
|
okungaxeganga
|
kungaxeganga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingaxega
|
—
|
ngingaxega
|
ngingexege
|
—
|
ngingexege
|
2nd singular
|
ungaxega
|
—
|
ungaxega
|
ungexege
|
—
|
ungexege
|
1st plural
|
singaxega
|
—
|
singaxega
|
singexege
|
—
|
singexege
|
2nd plural
|
ningaxega
|
—
|
ningaxega
|
ningexege
|
—
|
ningexege
|
Class 1
|
angaxega
|
—
|
engaxega
|
angexege
|
—
|
engexege
|
Class 2
|
bangaxega
|
—
|
bengaxega
|
bangexege
|
—
|
bengexege
|
Class 3
|
ungaxega
|
—
|
ungaxega
|
ungexege
|
—
|
ungexege
|
Class 4
|
ingaxega
|
—
|
ingaxega
|
ingexege
|
—
|
ingexege
|
Class 5
|
lingaxega
|
—
|
lingaxega
|
lingexege
|
—
|
lingexege
|
Class 6
|
angaxega
|
—
|
engaxega
|
angexege
|
—
|
engexege
|
Class 7
|
singaxega
|
—
|
singaxega
|
singexege
|
—
|
singexege
|
Class 8
|
zingaxega
|
—
|
zingaxega
|
zingexege
|
—
|
zingexege
|
Class 9
|
ingaxega
|
—
|
ingaxega
|
ingexege
|
—
|
ingexege
|
Class 10
|
zingaxega
|
—
|
zingaxega
|
zingexege
|
—
|
zingexege
|
Class 11
|
lungaxega
|
—
|
lungaxega
|
lungexege
|
—
|
lungexege
|
Class 14
|
bungaxega
|
—
|
bungaxega
|
bungexege
|
—
|
bungexege
|
Class 15
|
kungaxega
|
—
|
kungaxega
|
kungexege
|
—
|
kungexege
|
Class 17
|
kungaxega
|
—
|
kungaxega
|
kungexege
|
—
|
kungexege
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizoxega
|
engizoxega
|
ngizoxega
|
angizuxega
|
engingezuxega
|
ngingezuxega
|
2nd singular
|
uzoxega
|
ozoxega
|
uzoxega
|
awuzuxega
|
ongezuxega
|
ungezuxega
|
1st plural
|
sizoxega
|
esizoxega
|
sizoxega
|
asizuxega
|
esingezuxega
|
singezuxega
|
2nd plural
|
nizoxega
|
enizoxega
|
nizoxega
|
anizuxega
|
eningezuxega
|
ningezuxega
|
Class 1
|
uzoxega
|
ozoxega
|
ezoxega
|
akazuxega
|
ongezuxega
|
engezuxega
|
Class 2
|
bazoxega
|
abazoxega
|
bezoxega
|
abazuxega
|
abangezuxega
|
bengezuxega
|
Class 3
|
uzoxega
|
ozoxega
|
uzoxega
|
awuzuxega
|
ongezuxega
|
ungezuxega
|
Class 4
|
izoxega
|
ezoxega
|
izoxega
|
ayizuxega
|
engezuxega
|
ingezuxega
|
Class 5
|
lizoxega
|
elizoxega
|
lizoxega
|
alizuxega
|
elingezuxega
|
lingezuxega
|
Class 6
|
azoxega
|
azoxega
|
ezoxega
|
awazuxega
|
angezuxega
|
engezuxega
|
Class 7
|
sizoxega
|
esizoxega
|
sizoxega
|
asizuxega
|
esingezuxega
|
singezuxega
|
Class 8
|
zizoxega
|
ezizoxega
|
zizoxega
|
azizuxega
|
ezingezuxega
|
zingezuxega
|
Class 9
|
izoxega
|
ezoxega
|
izoxega
|
ayizuxega
|
engezuxega
|
ingezuxega
|
Class 10
|
zizoxega
|
ezizoxega
|
zizoxega
|
azizuxega
|
ezingezuxega
|
zingezuxega
|
Class 11
|
luzoxega
|
oluzoxega
|
luzoxega
|
aluzuxega
|
olungezuxega
|
lungezuxega
|
Class 14
|
buzoxega
|
obuzoxega
|
buzoxega
|
abuzuxega
|
obungezuxega
|
bungezuxega
|
Class 15
|
kuzoxega
|
okuzoxega
|
kuzoxega
|
akuzuxega
|
okungezuxega
|
kungezuxega
|
Class 17
|
kuzoxega
|
okuzoxega
|
kuzoxega
|
akuzuxega
|
okungezuxega
|
kungezuxega
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyoxega
|
engiyoxega
|
ngiyoxega
|
angiyuxega
|
engingeyuxega
|
ngingeyuxega
|
2nd singular
|
uyoxega
|
oyoxega
|
uyoxega
|
awuyuxega
|
ongeyuxega
|
ungeyuxega
|
1st plural
|
siyoxega
|
esiyoxega
|
siyoxega
|
asiyuxega
|
esingeyuxega
|
singeyuxega
|
2nd plural
|
niyoxega
|
eniyoxega
|
niyoxega
|
aniyuxega
|
eningeyuxega
|
ningeyuxega
|
Class 1
|
uyoxega
|
oyoxega
|
eyoxega
|
akayuxega
|
ongeyuxega
|
engeyuxega
|
Class 2
|
bayoxega
|
abayoxega
|
beyoxega
|
abayuxega
|
abangeyuxega
|
bengeyuxega
|
Class 3
|
uyoxega
|
oyoxega
|
uyoxega
|
awuyuxega
|
ongeyuxega
|
ungeyuxega
|
Class 4
|
iyoxega
|
eyoxega
|
iyoxega
|
ayiyuxega
|
engeyuxega
|
ingeyuxega
|
Class 5
|
liyoxega
|
eliyoxega
|
liyoxega
|
aliyuxega
|
elingeyuxega
|
lingeyuxega
|
Class 6
|
ayoxega
|
ayoxega
|
eyoxega
|
awayuxega
|
angeyuxega
|
engeyuxega
|
Class 7
|
siyoxega
|
esiyoxega
|
siyoxega
|
asiyuxega
|
esingeyuxega
|
singeyuxega
|
Class 8
|
ziyoxega
|
eziyoxega
|
ziyoxega
|
aziyuxega
|
ezingeyuxega
|
zingeyuxega
|
Class 9
|
iyoxega
|
eyoxega
|
iyoxega
|
ayiyuxega
|
engeyuxega
|
ingeyuxega
|
Class 10
|
ziyoxega
|
eziyoxega
|
ziyoxega
|
aziyuxega
|
ezingeyuxega
|
zingeyuxega
|
Class 11
|
luyoxega
|
oluyoxega
|
luyoxega
|
aluyuxega
|
olungeyuxega
|
lungeyuxega
|
Class 14
|
buyoxega
|
obuyoxega
|
buyoxega
|
abuyuxega
|
obungeyuxega
|
bungeyuxega
|
Class 15
|
kuyoxega
|
okuyoxega
|
kuyoxega
|
akuyuxega
|
okungeyuxega
|
kungeyuxega
|
Class 17
|
kuyoxega
|
okuyoxega
|
kuyoxega
|
akuyuxega
|
okungeyuxega
|
kungeyuxega
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngixege
|
ngingaxegi
|
2nd singular
|
uxege
|
ungaxegi
|
1st plural
|
sixege
|
singaxegi
|
2nd plural
|
nixege
|
ningaxegi
|
Class 1
|
axege
|
angaxegi
|
Class 2
|
baxege
|
bangaxegi
|
Class 3
|
uxege
|
ungaxegi
|
Class 4
|
ixege
|
ingaxegi
|
Class 5
|
lixege
|
lingaxegi
|
Class 6
|
axege
|
angaxegi
|
Class 7
|
sixege
|
singaxegi
|
Class 8
|
zixege
|
zingaxegi
|
Class 9
|
ixege
|
ingaxegi
|
Class 10
|
zixege
|
zingaxegi
|
Class 11
|
luxege
|
lungaxegi
|
Class 14
|
buxege
|
bungaxegi
|
Class 15
|
kuxege
|
kungaxegi
|
Class 17
|
kuxege
|
kungaxegi
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngaxega
|
ngangaxega, angaxega, angangaxega
|
2nd singular
|
waxega
|
wangaxega, awaxega, awangaxega
|
1st plural
|
saxega
|
sangaxega, asaxega, asangaxega
|
2nd plural
|
naxega
|
nangaxega, anaxega, anangaxega
|
Class 1
|
waxega
|
wangaxega, akaxega, akangaxega
|
Class 2
|
baxega
|
bangaxega, abaxega, abangaxega
|
Class 3
|
waxega
|
wangaxega, awaxega, awangaxega
|
Class 4
|
yaxega
|
yangaxega, ayaxega, ayangaxega
|
Class 5
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laxega
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langaxega, alaxega, alangaxega
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Class 6
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axega
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angaxega, awaxega, awangaxega
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Class 7
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saxega
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sangaxega, asaxega, asangaxega
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Class 8
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zaxega
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zangaxega, azaxega, azangaxega
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Class 9
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yaxega
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yangaxega, ayaxega, ayangaxega
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Class 10
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zaxega
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zangaxega, azaxega, azangaxega
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Class 11
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lwaxega
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lwangaxega, alwaxega, alwangaxega
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Class 14
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baxega
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bangaxega, abaxega, abangaxega
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Class 15
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kwaxega
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kwangaxega, akwaxega, akwangaxega
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Class 17
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kwaxega
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kwangaxega, akwaxega, akwangaxega
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