Swahili
Verb
-kumbika (infinitive kukumbika)
- Stative form of -kumba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kumbika
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| Positive present
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-nakumbika
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| Subjunctive
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-kumbike
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| Negative
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-kumbiki
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| Imperative singular
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kumbika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kumbika
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| Plural
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kumbikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukumbika
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likumbika
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukumbika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumbika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakumbika/nakumbika
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tunakumbika
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| 2nd person
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unakumbika
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mnakumbika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakumbika
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wanakumbika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakumbika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikumbiki
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hatukumbiki
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| 2nd person
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hukumbiki
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hamkumbiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakumbiki
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hawakumbiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kumbiki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takumbika
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takumbika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikumbike
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tukumbike
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| 2nd person
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ukumbike
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mkumbike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akumbike
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wakumbike
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kumbike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikumbike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekumbika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekumbika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikumbika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikumbika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumbika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakumbika
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twakumbika
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| 2nd person
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wakumbika
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mwakumbika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akumbika
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wakumbika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakumbika
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yakumbika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakumbika
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yakumbika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakumbika
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vyakumbika
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| n(IX/X)
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yakumbika
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zakumbika
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| u(XI)
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wakumbika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakumbika
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| pa(XVI)
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pakumbika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakumbika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekumbika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakumbika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakumbika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikumbika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokumbika
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| Consecutive
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kakumbika / positive subject concord + -kakumbika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakumbike
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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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-nikumbika
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-tukumbika
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| 2nd person
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-kukumbika
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-wakumbika/-kukumbikeni/-wakumbikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkumbika
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-wakumbika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukumbika
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-ikumbika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likumbika
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-yakumbika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikumbika
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-vikumbika
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikumbika
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-zikumbika
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| u(XI)
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-ukumbika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukumbika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakumbika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukumbika
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| Reflexive
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-jikumbika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kumbika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kumbikaye
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-kumbikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kumbikao
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-kumbikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kumbikalo
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-kumbikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kumbikacho
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-kumbikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kumbikayo
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-kumbikazo
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| u(XI)
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-kumbikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kumbikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kumbikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kumbikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kumbika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekumbika
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-okumbika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okumbika
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-yokumbika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokumbika
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-yokumbika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokumbika
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-vyokumbika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokumbika
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-zokumbika
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| u(XI)
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-okumbika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokumbika
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokumbika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokumbika
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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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