Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tambulisha (infinitive kutambulisha)
- Causative form of -tambua: to cause recognition
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tambulisha
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| Positive present
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-natambulisha
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| Subjunctive
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-tambulishe
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| Negative
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-tambulishi
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| Imperative singular
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tambulisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tambulisha
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| Plural
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tambulisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutambulisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litambulisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutambulisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natambulisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatambulisha/natambulisha
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tunatambulisha
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| 2nd person
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unatambulisha
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mnatambulisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatambulisha
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wanatambulisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natambulisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tambulishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitambulishi
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hatutambulishi
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| 2nd person
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hutambulishi
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hamtambulishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatambulishi
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hawatambulishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tambulishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatambulisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatambulisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tambulishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitambulishe
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tutambulishe
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| 2nd person
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utambulishe
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mtambulishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atambulishe
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watambulishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tambulishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitambulishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetambulisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetambulisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitambulisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitambulisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atambulisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natambulisha
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twatambulisha
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| 2nd person
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watambulisha
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mwatambulisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atambulisha
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watambulisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watambulisha
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yatambulisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latambulisha
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yatambulisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatambulisha
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vyatambulisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yatambulisha
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zatambulisha
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| u(XI)
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watambulisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatambulisha
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| pa(XVI)
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patambulisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatambulisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metambulisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatambulisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatambulisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitambulisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotambulisha
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| Consecutive
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katambulisha / positive subject concord + -katambulisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katambulishe
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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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-nitambulisha
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-tutambulisha
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| 2nd person
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-kutambulisha
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-watambulisha/-kutambulisheni/-watambulisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtambulisha
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-watambulisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utambulisha
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-itambulisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litambulisha
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-yatambulisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitambulisha
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-vitambulisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-itambulisha
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-zitambulisha
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| u(XI)
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-utambulisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutambulisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-patambulisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutambulisha
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| Reflexive
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-jitambulisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tambulisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tambulishaye
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-tambulishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tambulishao
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-tambulishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tambulishalo
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-tambulishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tambulishacho
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-tambulishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tambulishayo
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-tambulishazo
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| u(XI)
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-tambulishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tambulishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tambulishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tambulishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tambulisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetambulisha
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-otambulisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otambulisha
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-yotambulisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotambulisha
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-yotambulisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotambulisha
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-vyotambulisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotambulisha
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-zotambulisha
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| u(XI)
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-otambulisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotambulisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-potambulisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motambulisha
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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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Derived terms