chagua

== Swahili == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-caagula, from Common Bantu *-càagʊda. Doublet of -teua. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -tsaua ~ -tsahua and Giryama -tsagula. === Pronunciation === === Verb === -chagua (infinitive kuchagua) to choose to elect to deform, distort ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Applicative: -chagulia Causative: -chaguza Passive: -chaguliwa Nominal derivations: chaguo (“choice, selection”) uchaguzi (“election”)