English
Noun
bemba (plural bembas)
- (music, Trinidad and Tobago) A type of folk drum used in Trinidad and Tobago.
Anagrams
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Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “does it come from an African language?”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbemba/ [ˈbẽm.ba]
- Rhymes: -emba
- Syllabification: bem‧ba
Noun
bemba f (plural bembas)
- (Canary Islands, Antilles, Ecuador, Central America, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela) Mouth with large and bulky lips
Adjective
bemba f sg
- feminine singular of bembo
Further reading
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-bemba (infinitive kubemba)
- to coax, seduce
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -bemba
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| Positive present
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-nabemba
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| Subjunctive
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-bembe
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| Negative
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-bembi
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| Imperative singular
|
bemba
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kubemba
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| Negative
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kutobemba
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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bemba
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| Plural
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bembeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubemba
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libemba
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubemba
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabemba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabemba/nabemba
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tunabemba
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| 2nd person
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unabemba
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mnabemba
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabemba
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wanabemba
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabemba
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -bembi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibembi
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hatubembi
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| 2nd person
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hubembi
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hambembi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habembi
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hawabembi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -bembi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabemba
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabemba
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bembe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibembe
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tubembe
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| 2nd person
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ubembe
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mbembe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abembe
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wabembe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -bembe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibembe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebemba
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebemba
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibemba
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibemba
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abemba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabemba
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twabemba
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| 2nd person
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wabemba
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mwabemba
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abemba
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wabemba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabemba
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yabemba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labemba
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yabemba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabemba
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vyabemba
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| n(IX/X)
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yabemba
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zabemba
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| u(XI)
|
wabemba
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabemba
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| pa(XVI)
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pabemba
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabemba
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebemba
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabemba
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabemba
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibemba
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobemba
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| Consecutive
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kabemba / positive subject concord + -kabemba
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabembe
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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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-nibemba
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-tubemba
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| 2nd person
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-kubemba
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-wabemba/-kubembeni/-wabembeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbemba
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-wabemba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubemba
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-ibemba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libemba
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-yabemba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibemba
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-vibemba
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibemba
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-zibemba
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| u(XI)
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-ubemba
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubemba
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabemba
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubemba
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| Reflexive
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-jibemba
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bemba- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bembaye
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-bembao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bembao
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-bembayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bembalo
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-bembayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bembacho
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-bembavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bembayo
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-bembazo
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| u(XI)
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-bembao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bembako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bembapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bembamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bemba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebemba
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-obemba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obemba
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-yobemba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobemba
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-yobemba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobemba
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-vyobemba
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobemba
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-zobemba
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| u(XI)
|
-obemba
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobemba
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobemba
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobemba
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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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