Swahili
Verb
-lambana (infinitive kulambana)
- Reciprocal form of -lamba: to lick each other
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -lambana
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| Positive present
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-nalambana
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| Subjunctive
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-lambane
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| Negative
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-lambani
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| Imperative singular
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lambana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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lambana
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| Plural
|
lambaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hulambana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilambana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulambana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalambana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalambana/nalambana
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tunalambana
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| 2nd person
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unalambana
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mnalambana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analambana
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wanalambana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalambana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -lambani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silambani
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hatulambani
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| 2nd person
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hulambani
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hamlambani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halambani
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hawalambani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -lambani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talambana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talambana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lambane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilambane
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tulambane
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| 2nd person
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ulambane
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mlambane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alambane
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walambane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -lambane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silambane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelambana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelambana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilambana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilambana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alambana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalambana
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twalambana
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| 2nd person
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walambana
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mwalambana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
alambana
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walambana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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walambana
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yalambana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lalambana
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yalambana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chalambana
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vyalambana
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| n(IX/X)
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yalambana
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zalambana
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| u(XI)
|
walambana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwalambana
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| pa(XVI)
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palambana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalambana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melambana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalambana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalambana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilambana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolambana
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| Consecutive
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kalambana / positive subject concord + -kalambana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalambane
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| Object concord
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—
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -lambana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-lambanaye
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-lambanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-lambanao
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-lambanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lambanalo
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-lambanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-lambanacho
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-lambanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-lambanayo
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-lambanazo
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| u(XI)
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-lambanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-lambanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-lambanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-lambanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -lambana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yelambana
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-olambana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-olambana
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-yolambana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lolambana
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-yolambana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cholambana
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-vyolambana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yolambana
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-zolambana
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| u(XI)
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-olambana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolambana
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| pa(XVI)
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-polambana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-molambana
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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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Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lambaˈnaʔ/ [lɐm.bɐˈn̪aʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: lam‧ba‧na
Noun
lambanâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ) (obsolete)
- alternative form of dambana
Further reading
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2017) Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 256