Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-jigamba (infinitive kujigamba)
- to brag, boast
- Synonym: -jidai
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -jigamba
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| Positive present
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-najigamba
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| Subjunctive
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-jigambe
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| Negative
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-jigambi
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| Imperative singular
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jigamba
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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jigamba
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| Plural
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jigambeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hujigamba
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lijigamba
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kujigamba
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -najigamba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninajigamba/najigamba
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tunajigamba
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| 2nd person
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unajigamba
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mnajigamba
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anajigamba
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wanajigamba
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -najigamba
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -jigambi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sijigambi
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hatujigambi
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| 2nd person
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hujigambi
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hamjigambi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hajigambi
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hawajigambi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -jigambi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tajigamba
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tajigamba
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jigambe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nijigambe
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tujigambe
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| 2nd person
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ujigambe
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mjigambe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajigambe
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wajigambe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -jigambe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sijigambe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngejigamba
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singejigamba
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalijigamba
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalijigamba
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajigamba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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najigamba
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twajigamba
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| 2nd person
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wajigamba
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mwajigamba
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajigamba
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wajigamba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wajigamba
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yajigamba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lajigamba
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yajigamba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chajigamba
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vyajigamba
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| n(IX/X)
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yajigamba
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zajigamba
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| u(XI)
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wajigamba
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwajigamba
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| pa(XVI)
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pajigamba
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwajigamba
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mejigamba
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajigamba
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajigamba
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kijigamba
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojigamba
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| Consecutive
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kajigamba / positive subject concord + -kajigamba
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kajigambe
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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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-nijigamba
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-tujigamba
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| 2nd person
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-kujigamba
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-wajigamba/-kujigambeni/-wajigambeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mjigamba
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-wajigamba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ujigamba
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-ijigamba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lijigamba
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-yajigamba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kijigamba
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-vijigamba
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| n(IX/X)
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-ijigamba
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-zijigamba
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| u(XI)
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-ujigamba
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kujigamba
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| pa(XVI)
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-pajigamba
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mujigamba
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| Reflexive
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-jijigamba
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jigamba- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-jigambaye
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-jigambao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-jigambao
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-jigambayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-jigambalo
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-jigambayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-jigambacho
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-jigambavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-jigambayo
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-jigambazo
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| u(XI)
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-jigambao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-jigambako
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| pa(XVI)
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-jigambapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-jigambamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jigamba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yejigamba
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-ojigamba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ojigamba
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-yojigamba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lojigamba
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-yojigamba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chojigamba
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-vyojigamba
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| n(IX/X)
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-yojigamba
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-zojigamba
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| u(XI)
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-ojigamba
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kojigamba
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| pa(XVI)
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-pojigamba
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mojigamba
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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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