Swahili
Etymology
A causative derivation of chumba (“room”).
Pronunciation
Verb
-chumbisha (infinitive kuchumbisha)
- to get engaged to be married (of a man)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chumbisha
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| Positive present
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-nachumbisha
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| Subjunctive
|
-chumbishe
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| Negative
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-chumbishi
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| Imperative singular
|
chumbisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chumbisha
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| Plural
|
chumbisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchumbisha
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lichumbisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchumbisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachumbisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachumbisha/nachumbisha
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tunachumbisha
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| 2nd person
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unachumbisha
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mnachumbisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachumbisha
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wanachumbisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachumbisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chumbishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichumbishi
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hatuchumbishi
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| 2nd person
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huchumbishi
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hamchumbishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachumbishi
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hawachumbishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chumbishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachumbisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachumbisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chumbishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichumbishe
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tuchumbishe
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| 2nd person
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uchumbishe
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mchumbishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achumbishe
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wachumbishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chumbishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichumbishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechumbisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechumbisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichumbisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichumbisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achumbisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachumbisha
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twachumbisha
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| 2nd person
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wachumbisha
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mwachumbisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achumbisha
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wachumbisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachumbisha
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yachumbisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachumbisha
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yachumbisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachumbisha
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vyachumbisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yachumbisha
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zachumbisha
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| u(XI)
|
wachumbisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachumbisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pachumbisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachumbisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechumbisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachumbisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachumbisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichumbisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochumbisha
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| Consecutive
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kachumbisha / positive subject concord + -kachumbisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachumbishe
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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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-nichumbisha
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-tuchumbisha
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| 2nd person
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-kuchumbisha
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-wachumbisha/-kuchumbisheni/-wachumbisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchumbisha
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-wachumbisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchumbisha
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-ichumbisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichumbisha
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-yachumbisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichumbisha
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-vichumbisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichumbisha
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-zichumbisha
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| u(XI)
|
-uchumbisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchumbisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachumbisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchumbisha
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| Reflexive
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-jichumbisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chumbisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chumbishaye
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-chumbishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chumbishao
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-chumbishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chumbishalo
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-chumbishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chumbishacho
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-chumbishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chumbishayo
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-chumbishazo
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| u(XI)
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-chumbishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chumbishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chumbishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chumbishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chumbisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechumbisha
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-ochumbisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochumbisha
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-yochumbisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochumbisha
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-yochumbisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochumbisha
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-vyochumbisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochumbisha
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-zochumbisha
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| u(XI)
|
-ochumbisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochumbisha
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pochumbisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochumbisha
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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