In English, verb conjugation involves changing the verb ending: I eat, she eats etc. In Changana the verb ending doesn’t change but only the prefix before the verb.

English		Changana
I	go	(mina)	na	famba
you	go	(wena)	wa	famba
he/she	goes	(yena)	wa	famba
we	go	(hina)	ha	famba
you	go	(nwina)	ma	famba
they	go	(vona)	va	famba

The Changana personal pronouns Mina, Wena, Yena in brackets are usually not used. Only the verb prefixes (na, wa, ha etc.) are needed for verb conjugation.

 

Present Continuous (“ing” form)

To conjugate verbs in the Present Continuous Tense is very simple. All that changes is the verb prefix. Have a look at the below table:

English			Changana
I	am	going	(mina)	no	famba
you	are	going	(wena)	wo	famba
he/she	is	going	(yena)	wo	famba
we	are	going	(hina)	ho	famba
you	are	going	(nwina)	mo	famba
they	are	going	(vona)	vo	famba