Verb Extensions are another interesting characteristic of Changana. By adding a verb extension, the meaning of the verb changes. The tables below show the most common verb extensions and how they are used.

Verb Extension -IW: Passive Voice 

English	Changana	English	Changana
to buy	ku xava	to be bought	ku xaviwa
to call	ku vitana	to be called	ku vitaniwa
to beat	ku ba	to be beaten	ku biwa
to see	ku vona	to be seen	ku voniwa

Example:
Celia buys bananas => Celia wa xava tinsenge
The bananas are bought by Celia => A tinsenge ti xaviwa hi Celia

 

Verb Extension -AN: “each other”

English	Changana	English	Chagana
to help	ku pfuna	to help each other	ku pfunana
to see	ku vona	to see each other	ku vonana
to beat	ku ba	to beat each other	ku banana
to hear	ku twa	to hear each other	ku twanana

(Note: For one-syllable verbs (ku ba, ku twa) the extension is -ANAN rather than -AN.)

Example:
Emilio is beating Paulo => Emilio wo ba Paolo
Emilio and Paulo are beating each other => Emilio na Paulo vo banana