Swahili
Verb
-kumbukia (infinitive kukumbukia)
- Applicative form of -kumbuka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kumbukia
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| Positive present
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-nakumbukia
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| Subjunctive
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-kumbukie
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| Negative
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-kumbukii
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| Imperative singular
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kumbukia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kumbukia
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| Plural
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kumbukieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukumbukia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likumbukia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukumbukia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumbukia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakumbukia/nakumbukia
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tunakumbukia
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| 2nd person
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unakumbukia
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mnakumbukia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakumbukia
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wanakumbukia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakumbukia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbukii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikumbukii
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hatukumbukii
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| 2nd person
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hukumbukii
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hamkumbukii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakumbukii
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hawakumbukii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kumbukii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takumbukia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takumbukia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbukie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikumbukie
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tukumbukie
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| 2nd person
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ukumbukie
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mkumbukie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akumbukie
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wakumbukie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kumbukie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikumbukie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekumbukia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekumbukia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikumbukia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikumbukia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumbukia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakumbukia
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twakumbukia
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| 2nd person
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wakumbukia
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mwakumbukia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akumbukia
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wakumbukia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakumbukia
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yakumbukia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakumbukia
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yakumbukia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakumbukia
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vyakumbukia
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| n(IX/X)
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yakumbukia
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zakumbukia
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| u(XI)
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wakumbukia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakumbukia
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| pa(XVI)
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pakumbukia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakumbukia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekumbukia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakumbukia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakumbukia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikumbukia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokumbukia
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| Consecutive
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kakumbukia / positive subject concord + -kakumbukia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakumbukie
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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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-nikumbukia
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-tukumbukia
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| 2nd person
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-kukumbukia
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-wakumbukia/-kukumbukieni/-wakumbukieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkumbukia
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-wakumbukia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukumbukia
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-ikumbukia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likumbukia
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-yakumbukia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikumbukia
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-vikumbukia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikumbukia
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-zikumbukia
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| u(XI)
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-ukumbukia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukumbukia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakumbukia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukumbukia
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| Reflexive
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-jikumbukia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kumbukia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kumbukiaye
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-kumbukiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kumbukiao
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-kumbukiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kumbukialo
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-kumbukiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kumbukiacho
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-kumbukiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kumbukiayo
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-kumbukiazo
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| u(XI)
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-kumbukiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kumbukiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kumbukiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kumbukiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kumbukia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekumbukia
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-okumbukia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okumbukia
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-yokumbukia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokumbukia
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-yokumbukia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokumbukia
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-vyokumbukia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokumbukia
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-zokumbukia
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| u(XI)
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-okumbukia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokumbukia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokumbukia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokumbukia
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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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