Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tumbuiza (infinitive kutumbuiza)
- to entertain (amuse someone, specifically with music or songs)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tumbuiza
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| Positive present
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-natumbuiza
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| Subjunctive
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-tumbuize
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| Negative
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-tumbuizi
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| Imperative singular
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tumbuiza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tumbuiza
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| Plural
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tumbuizeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutumbuiza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litumbuiza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutumbuiza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumbuiza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatumbuiza/natumbuiza
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tunatumbuiza
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| 2nd person
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unatumbuiza
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mnatumbuiza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatumbuiza
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wanatumbuiza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natumbuiza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumbuizi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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situmbuizi
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hatutumbuizi
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| 2nd person
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hutumbuizi
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hamtumbuizi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatumbuizi
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hawatumbuizi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tumbuizi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatumbuiza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatumbuiza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumbuize)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitumbuize
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tutumbuize
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| 2nd person
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utumbuize
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mtumbuize
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atumbuize
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watumbuize
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tumbuize
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -situmbuize
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetumbuiza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetumbuiza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitumbuiza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitumbuiza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumbuiza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natumbuiza
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twatumbuiza
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| 2nd person
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watumbuiza
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mwatumbuiza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atumbuiza
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watumbuiza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watumbuiza
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yatumbuiza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latumbuiza
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yatumbuiza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatumbuiza
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vyatumbuiza
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| n(IX/X)
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yatumbuiza
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zatumbuiza
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| u(XI)
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watumbuiza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatumbuiza
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| pa(XVI)
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patumbuiza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatumbuiza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metumbuiza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatumbuiza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatumbuiza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitumbuiza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotumbuiza
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| Consecutive
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katumbuiza / positive subject concord + -katumbuiza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katumbuize
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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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-nitumbuiza
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-tutumbuiza
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| 2nd person
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-kutumbuiza
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-watumbuiza/-kutumbuizeni/-watumbuizeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtumbuiza
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-watumbuiza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utumbuiza
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-itumbuiza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litumbuiza
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-yatumbuiza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitumbuiza
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-vitumbuiza
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| n(IX/X)
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-itumbuiza
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-zitumbuiza
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| u(XI)
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-utumbuiza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutumbuiza
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| pa(XVI)
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-patumbuiza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutumbuiza
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| Reflexive
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-jitumbuiza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumbuiza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tumbuizaye
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-tumbuizao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tumbuizao
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-tumbuizayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tumbuizalo
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-tumbuizayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tumbuizacho
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-tumbuizavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tumbuizayo
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-tumbuizazo
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| u(XI)
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-tumbuizao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tumbuizako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tumbuizapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tumbuizamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumbuiza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetumbuiza
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-otumbuiza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otumbuiza
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-yotumbuiza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotumbuiza
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-yotumbuiza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotumbuiza
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-vyotumbuiza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotumbuiza
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-zotumbuiza
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| u(XI)
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-otumbuiza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotumbuiza
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| pa(XVI)
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-potumbuiza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motumbuiza
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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