Swahili
Verb
-rambwa (infinitive kurambwa)
- Passive form of -ramba: alternative form of lambwa (“to be licked”)
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{{rfdef}}. This word took on another meaning since the Shakahola massacre because of a quote Pastor Paul Mackenzie. See https://www.reddit.com/r/Kenya/comments/17pugfz/what_does_kurambwa_mean_and_where_did_its_origin/k87s5is/ "Since this famous incident, the word has been adopted into popular use to describe any event where persistence in going after something brings ill-fortune or unwanted results on somebody."
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -rambwa
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| Positive present
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-narambwa
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| Subjunctive
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-rambwe
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| Negative
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-rambwi
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| Imperative singular
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rambwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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rambwa
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| Plural
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rambweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hurambwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lirambwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kurambwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -narambwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninarambwa/narambwa
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tunarambwa
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| 2nd person
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unarambwa
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mnarambwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anarambwa
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wanarambwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -narambwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -rambwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sirambwi
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haturambwi
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| 2nd person
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hurambwi
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hamrambwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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harambwi
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hawarambwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -rambwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tarambwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tarambwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rambwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nirambwe
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turambwe
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| 2nd person
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urambwe
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mrambwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arambwe
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warambwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -rambwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sirambwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngerambwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singerambwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalirambwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalirambwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arambwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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narambwa
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twarambwa
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| 2nd person
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warambwa
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mwarambwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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arambwa
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warambwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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warambwa
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yarambwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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larambwa
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yarambwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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charambwa
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vyarambwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yarambwa
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zarambwa
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| u(XI)
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warambwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwarambwa
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| pa(XVI)
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parambwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwarambwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -merambwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -mesharambwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jarambwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kirambwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siporambwa
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| Consecutive
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karambwa / positive subject concord + -karambwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -karambwe
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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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-nirambwa
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-turambwa
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| 2nd person
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-kurambwa
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-warambwa/-kurambweni/-warambweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mrambwa
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-warambwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-urambwa
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-irambwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lirambwa
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-yarambwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kirambwa
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-virambwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-irambwa
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-zirambwa
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| u(XI)
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-urambwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kurambwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-parambwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-murambwa
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| Reflexive
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-jirambwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rambwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-rambwaye
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-rambwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-rambwao
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-rambwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-rambwalo
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-rambwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-rambwacho
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-rambwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-rambwayo
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-rambwazo
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| u(XI)
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-rambwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-rambwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-rambwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-rambwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rambwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yerambwa
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-orambwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-orambwa
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-yorambwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lorambwa
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-yorambwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chorambwa
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-vyorambwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yorambwa
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-zorambwa
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| u(XI)
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-orambwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-korambwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-porambwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-morambwa
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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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