Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chambua (infinitive kuchambua)
- to sort out
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chambua
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| Positive present
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-nachambua
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| Subjunctive
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-chambue
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| Negative
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-chambui
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| Imperative singular
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chambua
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chambua
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| Plural
|
chambueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchambua
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lichambua
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchambua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachambua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachambua/nachambua
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tunachambua
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| 2nd person
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unachambua
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mnachambua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachambua
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wanachambua
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachambua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chambui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichambui
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hatuchambui
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| 2nd person
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huchambui
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hamchambui
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachambui
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hawachambui
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chambui
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachambua
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachambua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chambue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichambue
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tuchambue
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| 2nd person
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uchambue
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mchambue
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achambue
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wachambue
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chambue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichambue
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechambua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechambua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichambua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichambua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achambua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachambua
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twachambua
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| 2nd person
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wachambua
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mwachambua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achambua
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wachambua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachambua
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yachambua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachambua
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yachambua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachambua
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vyachambua
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| n(IX/X)
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yachambua
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zachambua
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| u(XI)
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wachambua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachambua
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| pa(XVI)
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pachambua
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachambua
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechambua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachambua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachambua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichambua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochambua
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| Consecutive
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kachambua / positive subject concord + -kachambua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachambue
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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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-nichambua
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-tuchambua
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| 2nd person
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-kuchambua
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-wachambua/-kuchambueni/-wachambueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchambua
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-wachambua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchambua
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-ichambua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichambua
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-yachambua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichambua
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-vichambua
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichambua
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-zichambua
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| u(XI)
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-uchambua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchambua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachambua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchambua
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| Reflexive
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-jichambua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chambua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chambuaye
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-chambuao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chambuao
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-chambuayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chambualo
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-chambuayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chambuacho
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-chambuavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chambuayo
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-chambuazo
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| u(XI)
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-chambuao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chambuako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chambuapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chambuamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chambua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechambua
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-ochambua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochambua
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-yochambua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochambua
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-yochambua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochambua
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-vyochambua
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochambua
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-zochambua
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| u(XI)
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-ochambua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochambua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochambua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochambua
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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