Swahili
Verb
-vimbia (infinitive kuvimbia)
- Applicative form of -vimba
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -vimbia
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| Positive present
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-navimbia
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| Subjunctive
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-vimbie
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| Negative
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-vimbii
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| Imperative singular
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vimbia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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vimbia
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| Plural
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vimbieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huvimbia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -livimbia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuvimbia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -navimbia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninavimbia/navimbia
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tunavimbia
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| 2nd person
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unavimbia
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mnavimbia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anavimbia
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wanavimbia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -navimbia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -vimbii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sivimbii
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hatuvimbii
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| 2nd person
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huvimbii
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hamvimbii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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havimbii
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hawavimbii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -vimbii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tavimbia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tavimbia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vimbie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nivimbie
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tuvimbie
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| 2nd person
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uvimbie
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mvimbie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avimbie
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wavimbie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -vimbie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sivimbie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngevimbia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singevimbia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalivimbia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalivimbia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avimbia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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navimbia
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twavimbia
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| 2nd person
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wavimbia
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mwavimbia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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avimbia
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wavimbia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wavimbia
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yavimbia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lavimbia
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yavimbia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chavimbia
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vyavimbia
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| n(IX/X)
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yavimbia
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zavimbia
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| u(XI)
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wavimbia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwavimbia
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| pa(XVI)
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pavimbia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwavimbia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mevimbia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshavimbia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -javimbia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kivimbia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipovimbia
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| Consecutive
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kavimbia / positive subject concord + -kavimbia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kavimbie
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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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-nivimbia
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-tuvimbia
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| 2nd person
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-kuvimbia
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-wavimbia/-kuvimbieni/-wavimbieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mvimbia
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-wavimbia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uvimbia
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-ivimbia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-livimbia
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-yavimbia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kivimbia
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-vivimbia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ivimbia
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-zivimbia
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| u(XI)
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-uvimbia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuvimbia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pavimbia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muvimbia
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| Reflexive
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-jivimbia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vimbia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-vimbiaye
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-vimbiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-vimbiao
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-vimbiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-vimbialo
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-vimbiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-vimbiacho
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-vimbiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-vimbiayo
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-vimbiazo
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| u(XI)
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-vimbiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-vimbiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-vimbiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-vimbiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vimbia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yevimbia
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-ovimbia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ovimbia
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-yovimbia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lovimbia
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-yovimbia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chovimbia
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-vyovimbia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yovimbia
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-zovimbia
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| u(XI)
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-ovimbia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kovimbia
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| pa(XVI)
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-povimbia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-movimbia
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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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