Mwani
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à.
Noun
umbwa
- dog
Swahili
Verb
-umbwa (infinitive kuumbwa)
- Passive form of -umba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -umbwa
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| Positive present
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-naumbwa
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| Subjunctive
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-umbwe
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| Negative
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-umbwi
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| Imperative singular
|
umbwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuumbwa
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| Negative
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kutoumbwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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umbwa
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| Plural
|
umbweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huumbwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liumbwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuumbwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naumbwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaumbwa/naumbwa
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tunaumbwa
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| 2nd person
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unaumbwa
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mnaumbwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaumbwa
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wanaumbwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naumbwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -umbwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siumbwi
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hatuumbwi
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| 2nd person
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huumbwi
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hamuumbwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haumbwi
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hawaumbwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -umbwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taumbwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taumbwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -umbwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niumbwe
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tuumbwe
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| 2nd person
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uumbwe
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muumbwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aumbwe
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waumbwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -umbwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siumbwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeumbwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeumbwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliumbwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliumbwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aumbwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naumbwa
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twaumbwa
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| 2nd person
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waumbwa
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mwaumbwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aumbwa
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waumbwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waumbwa
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yaumbwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laumbwa
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yaumbwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaumbwa
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vyaumbwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaumbwa
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zaumbwa
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| u(XI)
|
waumbwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaumbwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paumbwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaumbwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meumbwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaumbwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaumbwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiumbwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoumbwa
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| Consecutive
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kaumbwa / positive subject concord + -kaumbwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaumbwe
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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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-niumbwa
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-tuumbwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuumbwa
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-waumbwa/-kuumbweni/-waumbweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muumbwa
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-waumbwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uumbwa
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-iumbwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liumbwa
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-yaumbwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiumbwa
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-viumbwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iumbwa
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-ziumbwa
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| u(XI)
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-uumbwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuumbwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paumbwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muumbwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiumbwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -umbwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-umbwaye
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-umbwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-umbwao
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-umbwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-umbwalo
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-umbwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-umbwacho
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-umbwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-umbwayo
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-umbwazo
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| u(XI)
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-umbwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-umbwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-umbwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-umbwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -umbwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeumbwa
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-oumbwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oumbwa
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-youmbwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loumbwa
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-youmbwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choumbwa
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-vyoumbwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-youmbwa
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-zoumbwa
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| u(XI)
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-oumbwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koumbwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poumbwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moumbwa
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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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