Swahili
Verb
-gombanika (infinitive kugombanika)
- Stative form of -gombana
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -gombanika
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| Positive present
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-nagombanika
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| Subjunctive
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-gombanike
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| Negative
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-gombaniki
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| Imperative singular
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gombanika
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kugombanika
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| Negative
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kutogombanika
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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gombanika
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| Plural
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gombanikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hugombanika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -ligombanika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kugombanika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagombanika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninagombanika/nagombanika
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tunagombanika
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| 2nd person
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unagombanika
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mnagombanika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anagombanika
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wanagombanika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nagombanika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -gombaniki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sigombaniki
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hatugombaniki
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| 2nd person
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hugombaniki
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hamgombaniki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hagombaniki
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hawagombaniki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -gombaniki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tagombanika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tagombanika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gombanike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nigombanike
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tugombanike
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| 2nd person
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ugombanike
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mgombanike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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agombanike
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wagombanike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -gombanike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sigombanike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngegombanika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singegombanika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaligombanika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaligombanika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agombanika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nagombanika
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twagombanika
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| 2nd person
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wagombanika
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mwagombanika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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agombanika
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wagombanika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wagombanika
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yagombanika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lagombanika
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yagombanika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chagombanika
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vyagombanika
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| n(IX/X)
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yagombanika
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zagombanika
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| u(XI)
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wagombanika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwagombanika
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| pa(XVI)
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pagombanika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwagombanika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -megombanika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshagombanika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jagombanika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kigombanika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipogombanika
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| Consecutive
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kagombanika / positive subject concord + -kagombanika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kagombanike
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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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-nigombanika
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-tugombanika
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| 2nd person
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-kugombanika
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-wagombanika/-kugombanikeni/-wagombanikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mgombanika
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-wagombanika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ugombanika
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-igombanika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ligombanika
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-yagombanika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kigombanika
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-vigombanika
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| n(IX/X)
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-igombanika
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-zigombanika
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| u(XI)
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-ugombanika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kugombanika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pagombanika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mugombanika
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| Reflexive
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-jigombanika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gombanika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-gombanikaye
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-gombanikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-gombanikao
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-gombanikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-gombanikalo
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-gombanikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-gombanikacho
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-gombanikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-gombanikayo
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-gombanikazo
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| u(XI)
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-gombanikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-gombanikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-gombanikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-gombanikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gombanika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yegombanika
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-ogombanika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ogombanika
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-yogombanika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-logombanika
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-yogombanika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chogombanika
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-vyogombanika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yogombanika
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-zogombanika
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| u(XI)
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-ogombanika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kogombanika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pogombanika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mogombanika
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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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