Swahili
Verb
-kumbisha (infinitive kukumbisha)
- Causative form of -kumba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kumbisha
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| Positive present
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-nakumbisha
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| Subjunctive
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-kumbishe
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| Negative
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-kumbishi
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| Imperative singular
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kumbisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kumbisha
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| Plural
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kumbisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukumbisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likumbisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukumbisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumbisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakumbisha/nakumbisha
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tunakumbisha
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| 2nd person
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unakumbisha
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mnakumbisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakumbisha
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wanakumbisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakumbisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikumbishi
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hatukumbishi
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| 2nd person
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hukumbishi
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hamkumbishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakumbishi
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hawakumbishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kumbishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takumbisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takumbisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikumbishe
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tukumbishe
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| 2nd person
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ukumbishe
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mkumbishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akumbishe
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wakumbishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kumbishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikumbishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekumbisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekumbisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikumbisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikumbisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumbisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakumbisha
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twakumbisha
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| 2nd person
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wakumbisha
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mwakumbisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akumbisha
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wakumbisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakumbisha
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yakumbisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakumbisha
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yakumbisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakumbisha
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vyakumbisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yakumbisha
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zakumbisha
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| u(XI)
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wakumbisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakumbisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pakumbisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakumbisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekumbisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakumbisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakumbisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikumbisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokumbisha
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| Consecutive
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kakumbisha / positive subject concord + -kakumbisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakumbishe
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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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-nikumbisha
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-tukumbisha
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| 2nd person
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-kukumbisha
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-wakumbisha/-kukumbisheni/-wakumbisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkumbisha
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-wakumbisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukumbisha
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-ikumbisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likumbisha
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-yakumbisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikumbisha
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-vikumbisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikumbisha
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-zikumbisha
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| u(XI)
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-ukumbisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukumbisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakumbisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukumbisha
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| Reflexive
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-jikumbisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kumbisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kumbishaye
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-kumbishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kumbishao
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-kumbishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kumbishalo
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-kumbishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kumbishacho
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-kumbishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kumbishayo
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-kumbishazo
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| u(XI)
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-kumbishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kumbishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kumbishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kumbishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kumbisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekumbisha
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-okumbisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okumbisha
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-yokumbisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokumbisha
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-yokumbisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokumbisha
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-vyokumbisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokumbisha
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-zokumbisha
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| u(XI)
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-okumbisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokumbisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokumbisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokumbisha
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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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