Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pumbaza (infinitive kupumbaza)
- Causative form of -pumbaa: to fool, make a fool of, delude, deceive
- (reflexive) to feign foolishness, pretend to be stupid
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pumbaza
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| Positive present
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-napumbaza
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| Subjunctive
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-pumbaze
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| Negative
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-pumbazi
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| Imperative singular
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pumbaza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pumbaza
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| Plural
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pumbazeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupumbaza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipumbaza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupumbaza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napumbaza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapumbaza/napumbaza
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tunapumbaza
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| 2nd person
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unapumbaza
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mnapumbaza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapumbaza
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wanapumbaza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napumbaza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pumbazi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipumbazi
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hatupumbazi
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| 2nd person
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hupumbazi
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hampumbazi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapumbazi
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hawapumbazi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pumbazi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapumbaza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapumbaza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pumbaze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipumbaze
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tupumbaze
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| 2nd person
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upumbaze
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mpumbaze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apumbaze
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wapumbaze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pumbaze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipumbaze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepumbaza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepumbaza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipumbaza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipumbaza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apumbaza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napumbaza
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twapumbaza
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| 2nd person
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wapumbaza
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mwapumbaza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apumbaza
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wapumbaza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapumbaza
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yapumbaza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapumbaza
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yapumbaza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapumbaza
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vyapumbaza
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| n(IX/X)
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yapumbaza
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zapumbaza
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| u(XI)
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wapumbaza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapumbaza
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| pa(XVI)
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papumbaza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapumbaza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepumbaza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapumbaza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japumbaza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipumbaza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopumbaza
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| Consecutive
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kapumbaza / positive subject concord + -kapumbaza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapumbaze
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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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-nipumbaza
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-tupumbaza
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| 2nd person
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-kupumbaza
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-wapumbaza/-kupumbazeni/-wapumbazeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpumbaza
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-wapumbaza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upumbaza
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-ipumbaza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipumbaza
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-yapumbaza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipumbaza
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-vipumbaza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipumbaza
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-zipumbaza
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| u(XI)
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-upumbaza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupumbaza
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| pa(XVI)
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-papumbaza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupumbaza
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| Reflexive
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-jipumbaza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pumbaza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pumbazaye
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-pumbazao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pumbazao
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-pumbazayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pumbazalo
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-pumbazayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pumbazacho
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-pumbazavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pumbazayo
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-pumbazazo
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| u(XI)
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-pumbazao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pumbazako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pumbazapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pumbazamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pumbaza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepumbaza
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-opumbaza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opumbaza
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-yopumbaza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopumbaza
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-yopumbaza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopumbaza
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-vyopumbaza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopumbaza
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-zopumbaza
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| u(XI)
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-opumbaza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopumbaza
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| pa(XVI)
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-popumbaza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopumbaza
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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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