Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chumbishwa (infinitive kuchumbishwa)
- Passive form of -chumbisha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chumbishwa
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| Positive present
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-nachumbishwa
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| Subjunctive
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-chumbishwe
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| Negative
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-chumbishwi
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| Imperative singular
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chumbishwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chumbishwa
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| Plural
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chumbishweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchumbishwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichumbishwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchumbishwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachumbishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachumbishwa/nachumbishwa
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tunachumbishwa
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| 2nd person
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unachumbishwa
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mnachumbishwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachumbishwa
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wanachumbishwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachumbishwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chumbishwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichumbishwi
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hatuchumbishwi
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| 2nd person
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huchumbishwi
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hamchumbishwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachumbishwi
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hawachumbishwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chumbishwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachumbishwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachumbishwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chumbishwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichumbishwe
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tuchumbishwe
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| 2nd person
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uchumbishwe
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mchumbishwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achumbishwe
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wachumbishwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chumbishwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichumbishwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechumbishwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechumbishwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichumbishwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichumbishwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achumbishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachumbishwa
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twachumbishwa
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| 2nd person
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wachumbishwa
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mwachumbishwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achumbishwa
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wachumbishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachumbishwa
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yachumbishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachumbishwa
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yachumbishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachumbishwa
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vyachumbishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yachumbishwa
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zachumbishwa
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| u(XI)
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wachumbishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachumbishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pachumbishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachumbishwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechumbishwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachumbishwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachumbishwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichumbishwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochumbishwa
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| Consecutive
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kachumbishwa / positive subject concord + -kachumbishwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachumbishwe
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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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-nichumbishwa
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-tuchumbishwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuchumbishwa
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-wachumbishwa/-kuchumbishweni/-wachumbishweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchumbishwa
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-wachumbishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchumbishwa
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-ichumbishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichumbishwa
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-yachumbishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichumbishwa
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-vichumbishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichumbishwa
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-zichumbishwa
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| u(XI)
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-uchumbishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchumbishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachumbishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchumbishwa
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| Reflexive
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-jichumbishwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chumbishwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chumbishwaye
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-chumbishwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chumbishwao
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-chumbishwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chumbishwalo
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-chumbishwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chumbishwacho
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-chumbishwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chumbishwayo
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-chumbishwazo
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| u(XI)
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-chumbishwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chumbishwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chumbishwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chumbishwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chumbishwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechumbishwa
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-ochumbishwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochumbishwa
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-yochumbishwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochumbishwa
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-yochumbishwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochumbishwa
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-vyochumbishwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochumbishwa
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-zochumbishwa
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| u(XI)
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-ochumbishwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochumbishwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochumbishwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochumbishwa
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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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