Swahili
Verb
-kumbukwa (infinitive kukumbukwa)
- Passive form of -kumbuka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kumbukwa
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| Positive present
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-nakumbukwa
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| Subjunctive
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-kumbukwe
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| Negative
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-kumbukwi
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| Imperative singular
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kumbukwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kumbukwa
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| Plural
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kumbukweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukumbukwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likumbukwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukumbukwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumbukwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakumbukwa/nakumbukwa
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tunakumbukwa
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| 2nd person
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unakumbukwa
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mnakumbukwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakumbukwa
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wanakumbukwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakumbukwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbukwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikumbukwi
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hatukumbukwi
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| 2nd person
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hukumbukwi
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hamkumbukwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakumbukwi
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hawakumbukwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kumbukwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takumbukwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takumbukwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbukwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikumbukwe
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tukumbukwe
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| 2nd person
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ukumbukwe
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mkumbukwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akumbukwe
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wakumbukwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kumbukwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikumbukwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekumbukwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekumbukwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikumbukwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikumbukwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akumbukwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakumbukwa
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twakumbukwa
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| 2nd person
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wakumbukwa
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mwakumbukwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akumbukwa
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wakumbukwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakumbukwa
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yakumbukwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakumbukwa
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yakumbukwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakumbukwa
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vyakumbukwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yakumbukwa
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zakumbukwa
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| u(XI)
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wakumbukwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakumbukwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pakumbukwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakumbukwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekumbukwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakumbukwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakumbukwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikumbukwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokumbukwa
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| Consecutive
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kakumbukwa / positive subject concord + -kakumbukwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakumbukwe
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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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-nikumbukwa
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-tukumbukwa
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| 2nd person
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-kukumbukwa
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-wakumbukwa/-kukumbukweni/-wakumbukweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkumbukwa
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-wakumbukwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukumbukwa
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-ikumbukwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likumbukwa
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-yakumbukwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikumbukwa
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-vikumbukwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikumbukwa
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-zikumbukwa
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| u(XI)
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-ukumbukwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukumbukwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakumbukwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukumbukwa
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| Reflexive
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-jikumbukwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kumbukwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kumbukwaye
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-kumbukwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kumbukwao
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-kumbukwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kumbukwalo
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-kumbukwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kumbukwacho
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-kumbukwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kumbukwayo
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-kumbukwazo
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| u(XI)
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-kumbukwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kumbukwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kumbukwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kumbukwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kumbukwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekumbukwa
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-okumbukwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okumbukwa
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-yokumbukwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokumbukwa
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-yokumbukwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokumbukwa
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-vyokumbukwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokumbukwa
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-zokumbukwa
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| u(XI)
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-okumbukwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokumbukwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokumbukwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokumbukwa
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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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