Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-ambiwa (infinitive kuambiwa)
- Passive form of -ambia: to be told
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ambiwa
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| Positive present
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-naambiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-ambiwe
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| Negative
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-ambiwi
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| Imperative singular
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ambiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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ambiwa
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| Plural
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ambiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huambiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liambiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuambiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaambiwa/naambiwa
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tunaambiwa
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| 2nd person
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unaambiwa
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mnaambiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaambiwa
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wanaambiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naambiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siambiwi
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hatuambiwi
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| 2nd person
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huambiwi
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hamwambiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haambiwi
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hawaambiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ambiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taambiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taambiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niambiwe
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tuambiwe
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| 2nd person
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uambiwe
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mwambiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aambiwe
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waambiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ambiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siambiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeambiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeambiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliambiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliambiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naambiwa
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twaambiwa
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| 2nd person
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waambiwa
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mwaambiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aambiwa
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waambiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waambiwa
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yaambiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laambiwa
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yaambiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaambiwa
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vyaambiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaambiwa
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zaambiwa
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| u(XI)
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waambiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaambiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paambiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaambiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meambiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaambiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaambiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiambiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoambiwa
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| Consecutive
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kaambiwa / positive subject concord + -kaambiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaambiwe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-niambiwa
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-tuambiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuambiwa
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-waambiwa/-kuambiweni/-waambiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwambiwa
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-waambiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uambiwa
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-iambiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liambiwa
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-yaambiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiambiwa
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-viambiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iambiwa
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-ziambiwa
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| u(XI)
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-uambiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuambiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paambiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muambiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiambiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ambiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ambiwaye
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-ambiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ambiwao
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-ambiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ambiwalo
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-ambiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ambiwacho
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-ambiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ambiwayo
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-ambiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-ambiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ambiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ambiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ambiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ambiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeambiwa
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-oambiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oambiwa
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-yoambiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loambiwa
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-yoambiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choambiwa
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-vyoambiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoambiwa
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-zoambiwa
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| u(XI)
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-oambiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koambiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poambiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moambiwa
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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