Galician
Verb
beba
- inflection of beber:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Portuguese
Verb
beba
- inflection of beber:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /běːba/
- Hyphenation: be‧ba
Noun
béba f (Cyrillic spelling бе́ба)
- baby
Declension
Declension of beba
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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beba
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bebe
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| genitive
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bebe
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beba
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| dative
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bebi
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bebama
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| accusative
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bebu
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bebe
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| vocative
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bebo
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bebe
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| locative
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bebi
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bebama
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| instrumental
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bebom
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bebama
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References
- “beba”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeba/ [ˈbe.β̞a]
- Rhymes: -eba
- Syllabification: be‧ba
Etymology 1
Noun
beba f (plural bebas)
- female equivalent of bebo
Etymology 2
Verb
beba
- inflection of beber:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-beba (infinitive kubeba)
- to transport, carry
- (Congolese Swahili, Maniema, Lubumbashi) to take
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -beba
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| Positive present
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-nabeba
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| Subjunctive
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-bebe
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| Negative
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-bebi
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| Imperative singular
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beba
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kubeba
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| Negative
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kutobeba
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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beba
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| Plural
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bebeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubeba
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libeba
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubeba
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabeba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabeba/nabeba
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tunabeba
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| 2nd person
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unabeba
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mnabeba
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabeba
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wanabeba
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabeba
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bebi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibebi
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hatubebi
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| 2nd person
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hubebi
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hambebi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habebi
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hawabebi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bebi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabeba
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabeba
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bebe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibebe
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tubebe
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| 2nd person
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ubebe
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mbebe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abebe
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wabebe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bebe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibebe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebeba
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebeba
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibeba
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibeba
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abeba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabeba
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twabeba
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| 2nd person
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wabeba
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mwabeba
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abeba
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wabeba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabeba
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yabeba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labeba
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yabeba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabeba
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vyabeba
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| n(IX/X)
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yabeba
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zabeba
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| u(XI)
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wabeba
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabeba
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| pa(XVI)
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pabeba
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabeba
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebeba
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabeba
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabeba
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibeba
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobeba
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| Consecutive
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kabeba / positive subject concord + -kabeba
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabebe
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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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-nibeba
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-tubeba
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| 2nd person
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-kubeba
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-wabeba/-kubebeni/-wabebeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbeba
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-wabeba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubeba
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-ibeba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libeba
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-yabeba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibeba
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-vibeba
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibeba
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-zibeba
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| u(XI)
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-ubeba
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubeba
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabeba
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubeba
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| Reflexive
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-jibeba
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -beba- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bebaye
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-bebao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bebao
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-bebayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bebalo
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-bebayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bebacho
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-bebavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bebayo
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-bebazo
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| u(XI)
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-bebao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bebako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bebapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bebamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -beba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebeba
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-obeba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obeba
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-yobeba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobeba
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-yobeba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobeba
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-vyobeba
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobeba
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-zobeba
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| u(XI)
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-obeba
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobeba
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobeba
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobeba
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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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Derived terms
- Verbal derivations:
- Passive: -bebwa (“to be carried”)
- Reciprocal: -bebana (“to carry for each other”)
Venda
Verb
beba
- to bear
Derived terms
Yoruba
Etymology
Borrowed from English paper.
Pronunciation
Noun
bébà
- paper
- Synonyms: ìwé, tákàdá