Swahili
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-kimbia (infinitive kukimbia)
- to run
- kukimbia mbio ― to run fast
- to flee
- Synonyms: -toroka, -feleti
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kimbia
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| Positive present
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-nakimbia
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| Subjunctive
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-kimbie
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| Negative
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-kimbii
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| Imperative singular
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kimbia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kimbia
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| Plural
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kimbieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukimbia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likimbia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukimbia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakimbia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakimbia/nakimbia
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tunakimbia
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| 2nd person
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unakimbia
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mnakimbia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakimbia
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wanakimbia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakimbia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kimbii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikimbii
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hatukimbii
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| 2nd person
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hukimbii
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hamkimbii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakimbii
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hawakimbii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kimbii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takimbia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takimbia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kimbie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikimbie
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tukimbie
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| 2nd person
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ukimbie
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mkimbie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akimbie
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wakimbie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kimbie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikimbie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekimbia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekimbia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikimbia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikimbia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akimbia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakimbia
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twakimbia
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| 2nd person
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wakimbia
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mwakimbia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akimbia
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wakimbia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakimbia
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yakimbia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakimbia
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yakimbia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakimbia
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vyakimbia
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| n(IX/X)
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yakimbia
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zakimbia
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| u(XI)
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wakimbia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakimbia
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| pa(XVI)
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pakimbia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakimbia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekimbia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakimbia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakimbia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikimbia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokimbia
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| Consecutive
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kakimbia / positive subject concord + -kakimbia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakimbie
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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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-nikimbia
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-tukimbia
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| 2nd person
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-kukimbia
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-wakimbia/-kukimbieni/-wakimbieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkimbia
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-wakimbia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukimbia
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-ikimbia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likimbia
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-yakimbia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikimbia
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-vikimbia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikimbia
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-zikimbia
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| u(XI)
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-ukimbia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukimbia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakimbia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukimbia
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| Reflexive
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-jikimbia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kimbia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kimbiaye
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-kimbiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kimbiao
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-kimbiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kimbialo
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-kimbiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kimbiacho
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-kimbiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kimbiayo
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-kimbiazo
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| u(XI)
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-kimbiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kimbiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kimbiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kimbiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kimbia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekimbia
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-okimbia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okimbia
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-yokimbia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokimbia
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-yokimbia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokimbia
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-vyokimbia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokimbia
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-zokimbia
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| u(XI)
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-okimbia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokimbia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokimbia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokimbia
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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