Swahili
Verb
-fumbua (infinitive kufumbua)
- Conversive form of -fumba: to open, reveal, decipher
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fumbua
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| Positive present
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-nafumbua
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| Subjunctive
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-fumbue
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| Negative
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-fumbui
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| Imperative singular
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fumbua
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fumbua
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| Plural
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fumbueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufumbua
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifumbua
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufumbua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafumbua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafumbua/nafumbua
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tunafumbua
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| 2nd person
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unafumbua
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mnafumbua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafumbua
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wanafumbua
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafumbua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fumbui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifumbui
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hatufumbui
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| 2nd person
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hufumbui
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hamfumbui
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafumbui
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hawafumbui
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fumbui
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafumbua
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafumbua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fumbue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifumbue
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tufumbue
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| 2nd person
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ufumbue
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mfumbue
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afumbue
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wafumbue
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fumbue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifumbue
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefumbua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefumbua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifumbua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifumbua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afumbua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafumbua
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twafumbua
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| 2nd person
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wafumbua
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mwafumbua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afumbua
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wafumbua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafumbua
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yafumbua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafumbua
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yafumbua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafumbua
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vyafumbua
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| n(IX/X)
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yafumbua
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zafumbua
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| u(XI)
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wafumbua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafumbua
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| pa(XVI)
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pafumbua
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafumbua
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefumbua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafumbua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafumbua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifumbua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofumbua
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| Consecutive
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kafumbua / positive subject concord + -kafumbua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafumbue
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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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-nifumbua
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-tufumbua
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| 2nd person
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-kufumbua
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-wafumbua/-kufumbueni/-wafumbueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfumbua
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-wafumbua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufumbua
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-ifumbua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifumbua
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-yafumbua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifumbua
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-vifumbua
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifumbua
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-zifumbua
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| u(XI)
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-ufumbua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufumbua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafumbua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufumbua
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| Reflexive
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-jifumbua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fumbua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fumbuaye
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-fumbuao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fumbuao
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-fumbuayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fumbualo
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-fumbuayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fumbuacho
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-fumbuavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fumbuayo
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-fumbuazo
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| u(XI)
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-fumbuao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fumbuako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fumbuapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fumbuamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fumbua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefumbua
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-ofumbua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofumbua
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-yofumbua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofumbua
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-yofumbua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofumbua
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-vyofumbua
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofumbua
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-zofumbua
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| u(XI)
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-ofumbua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofumbua
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofumbua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofumbua
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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