Swahili
Verb
-ambwa (infinitive kuambwa)
- Passive form of -amba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ambwa
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| Positive present
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-naambwa
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| Subjunctive
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-ambwe
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| Negative
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-ambwi
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| Imperative singular
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ambwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuambwa
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| Negative
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kutoambwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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ambwa
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| Plural
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ambweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huambwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liambwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuambwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaambwa/naambwa
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tunaambwa
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| 2nd person
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unaambwa
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mnaambwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaambwa
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wanaambwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naambwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siambwi
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hatuambwi
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| 2nd person
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huambwi
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hamwambwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haambwi
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hawaambwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ambwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taambwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taambwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niambwe
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tuambwe
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| 2nd person
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uambwe
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mwambwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aambwe
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waambwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ambwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siambwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeambwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeambwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliambwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliambwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naambwa
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twaambwa
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| 2nd person
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waambwa
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mwaambwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aambwa
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waambwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waambwa
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yaambwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laambwa
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yaambwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaambwa
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vyaambwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaambwa
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zaambwa
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| u(XI)
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waambwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaambwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paambwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaambwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meambwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaambwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaambwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiambwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoambwa
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| Consecutive
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kaambwa / positive subject concord + -kaambwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaambwe
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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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-niambwa
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-tuambwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuambwa
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-waambwa/-kuambweni/-waambweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwambwa
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-waambwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uambwa
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-iambwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liambwa
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-yaambwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiambwa
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-viambwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iambwa
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-ziambwa
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| u(XI)
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-uambwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuambwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paambwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muambwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiambwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ambwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ambwaye
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-ambwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ambwao
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-ambwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ambwalo
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-ambwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ambwacho
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-ambwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ambwayo
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-ambwazo
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| u(XI)
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-ambwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ambwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ambwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ambwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ambwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeambwa
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-oambwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oambwa
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-yoambwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loambwa
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-yoambwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choambwa
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-vyoambwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoambwa
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-zoambwa
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| u(XI)
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-oambwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koambwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poambwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moambwa
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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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