Swahili
Verb
-buniana (infinitive kubuniana)
- Reciprocal form of -buni
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -buniana
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| Positive present
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-nabuniana
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| Subjunctive
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-buniane
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| Negative
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-buniani
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| Imperative singular
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buniana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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buniana
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| Plural
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bunianeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubuniana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libuniana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubuniana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabuniana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabuniana/nabuniana
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tunabuniana
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| 2nd person
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unabuniana
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mnabuniana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabuniana
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wanabuniana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabuniana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -buniani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibuniani
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hatubuniani
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| 2nd person
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hubuniani
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hambuniani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habuniani
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hawabuniani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -buniani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabuniana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabuniana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -buniane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibuniane
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tubuniane
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| 2nd person
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ubuniane
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mbuniane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abuniane
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wabuniane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -buniane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibuniane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebuniana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebuniana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibuniana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibuniana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abuniana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabuniana
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twabuniana
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| 2nd person
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wabuniana
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mwabuniana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abuniana
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wabuniana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabuniana
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yabuniana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labuniana
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yabuniana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabuniana
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vyabuniana
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| n(IX/X)
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yabuniana
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zabuniana
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| u(XI)
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wabuniana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabuniana
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| pa(XVI)
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pabuniana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabuniana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebuniana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabuniana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabuniana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibuniana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobuniana
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| Consecutive
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kabuniana / positive subject concord + -kabuniana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabuniane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -buniana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-bunianaye
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-bunianao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-bunianao
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-bunianayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-bunianalo
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-bunianayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-bunianacho
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-bunianavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-bunianayo
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-bunianazo
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| u(XI)
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-bunianao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-bunianako
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| pa(XVI)
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-bunianapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-bunianamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -buniana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebuniana
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-obuniana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obuniana
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-yobuniana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobuniana
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-yobuniana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobuniana
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-vyobuniana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobuniana
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-zobuniana
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| u(XI)
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-obuniana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobuniana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobuniana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobuniana
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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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