Swahili
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Verb
-tambika (infinitive kutambika)
- to offer, sacrifice (to perform rituals to appease the spirits)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tambika
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| Positive present
|
-natambika
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| Subjunctive
|
-tambike
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| Negative
|
-tambiki
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| Imperative singular
|
tambika
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
tambika
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| Plural
|
tambikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutambika
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litambika
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kutambika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natambika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatambika/natambika
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tunatambika
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| 2nd person
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unatambika
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mnatambika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatambika
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wanatambika
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natambika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tambiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitambiki
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hatutambiki
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| 2nd person
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hutambiki
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hamtambiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatambiki
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hawatambiki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tambiki
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatambika
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tatambika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tambike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitambike
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tutambike
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| 2nd person
|
utambike
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mtambike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atambike
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watambike
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -tambike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitambike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetambika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetambika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitambika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitambika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atambika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natambika
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twatambika
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| 2nd person
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watambika
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mwatambika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atambika
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watambika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watambika
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yatambika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latambika
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yatambika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chatambika
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vyatambika
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| n(IX/X)
|
yatambika
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zatambika
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| u(XI)
|
watambika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwatambika
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| pa(XVI)
|
patambika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatambika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metambika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatambika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatambika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitambika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotambika
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| Consecutive
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katambika / positive subject concord + -katambika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -katambike
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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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-nitambika
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-tutambika
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| 2nd person
|
-kutambika
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-watambika/-kutambikeni/-watambikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtambika
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-watambika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utambika
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-itambika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litambika
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-yatambika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitambika
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-vitambika
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| n(IX/X)
|
-itambika
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-zitambika
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| u(XI)
|
-utambika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutambika
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| pa(XVI)
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-patambika
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mutambika
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| Reflexive
|
-jitambika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tambika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tambikaye
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-tambikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tambikao
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-tambikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tambikalo
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-tambikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tambikacho
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-tambikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-tambikayo
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-tambikazo
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| u(XI)
|
-tambikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-tambikako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-tambikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-tambikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tambika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetambika
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-otambika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otambika
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-yotambika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotambika
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-yotambika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chotambika
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-vyotambika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotambika
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-zotambika
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| u(XI)
|
-otambika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotambika
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| pa(XVI)
|
-potambika
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-motambika
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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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