Swahili
Verb
-kumbia (infinitive kukumbia)
- Applicative form of -kumba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kumbia
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| Positive present
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-nakumbia
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| Subjunctive
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-kumbie
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| Negative
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-kumbii
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| Imperative singular
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kumbia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kumbia
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| Plural
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kumbieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukumbia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likumbia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukumbia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumbia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakumbia/nakumbia
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tunakumbia
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| 2nd person
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unakumbia
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mnakumbia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakumbia
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wanakumbia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakumbia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikumbii
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hatukumbii
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| 2nd person
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hukumbii
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hamkumbii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakumbii
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hawakumbii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kumbii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takumbia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takumbia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikumbie
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tukumbie
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| 2nd person
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ukumbie
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mkumbie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akumbie
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wakumbie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kumbie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikumbie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekumbia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekumbia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikumbia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikumbia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumbia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakumbia
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twakumbia
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| 2nd person
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wakumbia
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mwakumbia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akumbia
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wakumbia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakumbia
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yakumbia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakumbia
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yakumbia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakumbia
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vyakumbia
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| n(IX/X)
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yakumbia
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zakumbia
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| u(XI)
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wakumbia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakumbia
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| pa(XVI)
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pakumbia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakumbia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekumbia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakumbia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakumbia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikumbia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokumbia
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| Consecutive
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kakumbia / positive subject concord + -kakumbia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakumbie
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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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-nikumbia
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-tukumbia
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| 2nd person
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-kukumbia
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-wakumbia/-kukumbieni/-wakumbieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkumbia
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-wakumbia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukumbia
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-ikumbia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likumbia
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-yakumbia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikumbia
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-vikumbia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikumbia
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-zikumbia
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| u(XI)
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-ukumbia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukumbia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakumbia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukumbia
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| Reflexive
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-jikumbia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kumbia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kumbiaye
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-kumbiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kumbiao
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-kumbiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kumbialo
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-kumbiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kumbiacho
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-kumbiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kumbiayo
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-kumbiazo
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| u(XI)
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-kumbiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kumbiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kumbiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kumbiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kumbia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekumbia
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-okumbia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okumbia
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-yokumbia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokumbia
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-yokumbia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokumbia
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-vyokumbia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokumbia
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-zokumbia
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| u(XI)
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-okumbia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokumbia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokumbia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokumbia
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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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